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QXJESTIOlSrS 



ON THE 



¥ORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



BY 

REV. D. W. FAUNCE. 



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BOSTON: 

PUBLISHED BY ANDREW P. GRAVES. 
1871. 



Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, 
By ANDKEW F. GEAVES, 
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at "Washington. 



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^ QUESTIONS 



- WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



N. B. — In addition to tlie usual abbreviations of the names of 
the Books of tifc Bible, the abbreviations /. c, m. c, and I. c. 
are used for first clause^ middle clause^ and last clause, respect- 

/ ively , and the attention of teachers is solicited to this distinc- 
tion in the clauses of verses. And they will encourag-e care- 
fulness in their pupils by allowing only that clause to be recit- 
ed to which the question refers. 



THE APOSTLE PETER. 

LESSON I. 
PETER'S CALL TO BE A DISCIPLE. 

Scripture Lesson^ John 1 : 28, 40-45. 

[Teachers of young-er scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Jesus first meet with Peter? — 
V. 28,/. c. 

Which way and how far was Bethabara from Jerusalem ? 

2. Where had been Peter's home ? — v, 44. 



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Near what lake ? 

What had probably brought him and others to the Jordan at 
that time ? 

Seeking- J ohn, whom did he find greater than John ? 

3. Where did Peter afterwards live ? — Matt- 
8 : 5, 14. 

What incident shows the capacity of Peter's house ? — Mark 
1 : 29. 

4. Where did Jesus go after meeting with 
Peter? — v. 43, m, c. 

Is it not probable that Peter went with Him ? 

PERSONS. ^ 

5. Who sought Peter? — !;. 41,/. c. 

Who was Peter's father ? — John 21 : 16,/. c. 
What was Peter's business ? 
Who were his partners ? — Luke 5 : 10, m. c. 
Did they own property ? 
Did they employ men f — Mark 1 : 20, m. c. 
Is it right to talk of the " poverty '' of these Gralilean fisher- 
men ? 

Was Peter an ignorant man ? 

Was he " unlearned " in any other than the Rabbinical sense 
*' of not being- a professional scribe " ? 

6. Whom does Andrew say he had found ? — 
V. 41, 1, c. 

What had John the Baptist called Jesus ? — vs. 34, 36. 

How did Andrew's claim that Jesus was more than this — 
that*He was the "Messiah" — show his knowledge of the 
Scriptures ? 

7. Who else is named ? — 43. 

TIMES. 

8. When did Peter meet Jesus?— John 1 : 35. 

What was done the day before ? — John 1 • 29. 

IJsCIDENTS. 

9. What did Andrew do ? — v. 42,/. c. 

10. What was the first act of Jesus? — v. 42, 



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Why do you tliink He looked at him so closely ? 

11. What did Jesus say? — v, 42. I c. 

What was there in Peter's character to suggest that name ? 
What was to be his work ? 

12. Where else did Jesus refer to Peter's 
name? — Matt. 16: 18. 

What disciple usually spoke in the name of the others ? 
In this sense did he represent the disciples as a body ? — Matt. 
16 : 16; Luke 9 : 20 ; John 13 : 6; 6 : 66-09. 
Where is Christ called a Rock ? 

Where is the same name given to all the Apostles ?— Eph. 
2 : 20. 

Was Peter the recognized leader of the Apostles until the 
conversion of Paul ^ 

Who then took the lead } 

Did Peter ever claim or exercise any ecclesiastical authority 
over his brethren ? — Matt. 23 8. 

Were they all equals ecciesiastically ? — John 13 : 14. 

13. What did Philip say of Jesus ? — v, 45. 

Was he, as well as Peter, happy at finding Jesus ? 

In what sense must each of us find Christ for ourselves ? 

Have you ever found Christ ^ 



LESSON II. 



PETER'S CALL TO BE A COMPANION OF 
JESUS. 



Scripture Lesson^ Mark 1 : 14-22. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print,] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Jesus and His disciple Peter 
next go ? — V, 14, m. c. 

Why did Jesus go back to Galilee ? 

2. Where did Jesus walk? — y. 16,/*. c. 

What other names for this sea ? 
IIow large is it ? 



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3. Into what city did Jesus and Peter go ? — 
V. 21, /.c. 

On which side of the lake was it ? 

PERSONS. 

4. Whose kingdom was at hand ? — v, 15. 

In what sense did Christ establish a kingdom ? 
Who is its Head ? 
Who are its members 
What Book contains its laws ? 
What are the terms of admission? — John 3 : 3. 
What is every man's duty about this kingdom ? — Mark 1 : 
15, 1, c. 

5. Who were first seen on the lake that day ? 

— ^?. 16, m. c. 

6. Who were next seen hj our Lord ? — v. 19. 

Who is mentioned as also on the ship ? — v. 20. 
What can we infer as to the extent of their business fi'om 
their having " hired servants " f 

TIMES. 

7. How long this call after the former? 
(Probably only a few weeks.) 

8. What occurred meanwhile? — v, 14,/! c, 

9. What day did Jesus observe at Capernaum 
with His disciples? — v. 21, m. c. 

What day did they keep after His resurrection ? 
INCIDENTS. 

10. What was Peter doing when Jesus met 
him? — v,lQ,Lc. 

Was he told at the former call to leave his property and 

business ? 

After this time do we find him at work at his business again? 

— Luke 5:5; John 21 : 11. 

Was the call to be with Him always, or only on his preach- 
ing tours? 

11. What did Jesus say to Peter? — v, 17. 

Do you think Peter understood Him ? 



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12. What did Peter do? — 'y. 18. 

Did he do it promptly ? 

Is there any obedience that is not prompt ? 

When a man proposes to obey hy and by, what does he pro- 
pose to do now 7 

What does his readiness show us about his state of heart ? 

Is it probable that he had been a disciple of John ? 

What sort of men would Jesus be most likely to choose for 
disciples, those reg-enerate or those unregenerate ? 

Is it not probable that Peter had been regenerated before ? 

13. Where did they go? — v. 21. 

14. What was the result ? — -y. 22,/. c. 

Why ? — I. c. 

Is this always so in the teaching of Jesus ? 



LESSO^^ III. 

PETER DECLARES HIS FAITH. 
Scripture Lesson^ John 6 : 59, 60, 66-69. 

[Teachers of younger Scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACE. 

1. Where do we now find Peter and his 
Master?— 59, 68, /. c. 

Where has he been since his call ? — Luke 5 : 1-3 \ Mark 1 : 
29, 39 ; Matt. 14 : 28. 

PEUSONS. 

2. Who were offended at the words of 
Jesus? — V, 60,/*. c. 

What kind of disciples were these ? 

Should they liave received His words even if they did not 
understand the reason for them ? 
Why ? 

Who is final authority in religion ? 

3. What is said of some of them? — 64,/*. c. 



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4. Who knew them ? — v. 64, m. c. 

Who is meant in the last clause ? 

Was it by superior human genius or by Divine knowledge 
that Jesus knew the hearts of men ? 

6. To whom did Jesus speak directly ? — v. 

67, /. c. 

6. Who answered, as usual, for them ? — v, 

68, /. c. 

TIMES. 

7. When did these things occur ? — (About 
March, A. D. 29.) 

INCIDENTS. 

8. What did some say about Christ's doc- 
trine ? — V. 60, L G. 

To what did they refer ? — vs. 37, 51. 

Could Jesus have meant to speak of the Lord's Supper which 
had not then been instituted ? 

How came He to speak about bread ? — vs. 26, I. c, 31. 

Is the soul to live by the truth as is the body by bread ? 

Why was the demand for a Zi?;m^|faith in the living Christ so 
offensive to His hearers ^ — vs, 57, 58. 

9. What does He ask them? — z;. 62. 

How does His ascension bear upon this question ? 

Would the fact that His body would soon be out of sight cor- 
rect their error ? 

How does His ascension show that His words are not to be 
taken in a physical sense: 

10. How does He show that His words have 
a spiritual meaning? — v. 63. 

11. How are men drawn to God ? — v. 65, L c. 

Is it a help or a hinderance to earnest souls that God can and 
must incline their hearts to His love ? 

12. What did many do ? — i?. 66. 

Did these men have true faith ? 
Is historic faith in Christ enough for salvation ? 
How does His demand for the faith of the heart affect some 
men ? 



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13. What did Jesus say to the twelve? — 
V. 67. 

14. What does Peter say for them? — v. 68, 
m, c. 

Why does he not name Christ's miracles as proofs of His 
authority ? 

What proofs more powerful than those ? — I. c. 

15. What more does he say ? — v. 69. 

How can we be sure of the same fact ? 

Has Christ spoken the words of eternal life" to your 
heart ? 

Are you " sure " for this reason, that Jesus is the Saviour of 
sinners ? 



LESSON IV. 
PETER'S PEESUMPTION AND ITS REBUKE. 
Scripture Lesson^ Matt. 16 : 21-26. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where do we now find Peter and his Mas- 
ter?— Matt. 16: 13. 

Where is this ? 

How far from Jerusalem i 

Did our Lord go farther north than this ? 

2. Where did Jesus say He must go? — v. 21, 

Was it understood that Peter and the others were to go with 
him ? 

PERSONS. 

3. To whom did Jesus speak? — v, 21,/. c. 

Did He say these things to the mass of His followers or only 
to the twelve ? 



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4. Who were to slay Christ ? — v, 21, m. c. 

Who were the elders ? 
Who were the chief priests ? 
Who were the scribes f 

Why did these classes seek the death of Jesus ? 
Did any, in the early days of Christianity, oppose Jesus hon- 
estly 7 — Acts 26 : 29. 

Did honesty free such men from blame ? 
May a man be honestly wrong ? 
In such a case where is he at fault ? 

Do you think the most of the " scribes and chief priests " 
were honest ? 

• 5. Who rebukes Christ ? — v. 22, /. c. 

TI3IES. 

6. What took place just after this conversa- 
tion?— Matt. 17: 1, 2. 

INCIDENTS. 

7. What does Peter say to His Lord ? — v. 
22, c.^ 

What had Jesus said just before which elated Peter ? — Matt. 
16: 18. 

How did that promise seem to be in conflict with Christ's 
death ? 

8. What is the reply of Jesus ? — v. 23, c. 

Why does he not call Peter by his own name? 
Whose spirit did Jesus see beneath Peter'§ words ? 

9. What further reproof of Peter ? — v, 23, 1, c. 

How have men always felt about a suffering' Saviour and a 
cross-bearing religion? 

10. What must one do to be a discijole ? — 
24. 

How do these words, spoken to all of the disciples, especial- 
ly reprove Peter ? 

Did Peter fear that he would have to go to Jerusalem with 
his Lord, and share His death? 

11. What did Jesus say about readiness to 
die for His sake? — v, 25. 



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12. What is Christ's great question in 
"profit and loss"? — ^. 26. 

What life is hig-her than the mortal life ? 

What loss is greater than the loss of the bodily life ? 

In what sense can the soul be lost ? 

In what sense can it be saved ? 

What is the honest judg-ment of men about the soul's worth 
as compared with the worth of worldly things and the present 

life ? 

Is your soul saved ? 

Are you every day bearing some cross for Jesus ? 
What is that cross ? 



LESSON V. 



PETER'S DENIAL AND REPENTANCE. 
Scripture Lesson^ Luke 22 : 54-62. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. To what place does Peter follow Jesus? 
— V. 54. 

What had he, with the others, done at first ? — Mark 14 : 50. 
Why did he follow " afar olf " ? 

2. Where did the servants kindle a fire ? — 
V. 55, /. c. 

How was this possible in an ancient palace ? 

3. Where does Peter next 

Where did he stand at first ? — John 18 : 16,/. c. 
Why is he now bolder ? 

PERSONS. 

4. Who sent for Peter? — John 18: 16,^. c. 

Wlio was " that other disciple " ? 

as the man of love or the man of zeal the sooner at the 
Saviour's side ? 

Why was not John molested during this whole scene ? — 
John 18 : 16, m, c. 



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5. Who first noticed Peter? — v. 56,/. c. 

Might she not have seen Peter with Jesus on former occa- 
sions ? 

6. Who next accuses him? — v, 59,/". c. 

Was it a man servant, or a maid servant, or both of them, 
that accuse Peter the second time r — Matt. 26 : 71 ; John IS : 25. 

7. Who accuses him the third time? — v. 59, 
m, c. 

Do others repeat the accusation ? — Mark 14 : 70, m. c. 

8. Does Peter reply to the one or to the 
many ? — v, 60, f. c. 

What betrays him in his manner of speaking ? 
Would this prove that he was a disciple ? 
Why, then, is it named ? 

TIME. 

9. On what day did Peter deny his Lord ? — 
(On Friday, the morning of the crucifixion.) 

INCIDENTS. 

10. What did Peter do in the haU? — 'y. 
55, I. c. 

What was his probable object in this ? 

11. What did he do besides denying his 
Lord? — Matt. 26: 72. 

12. What took place while he was denying 
Jesus the third time? — v, 60, L c. 

Was this accidental ? 

Where are all creatures said to be under God's control ? — 
Psalm 8: 8. 

Is anything too great or too small to be controlled by God.'* 

13. What did Jesus do? — v, 61,/. c. 

Why that look ? 

From what did our Lord turn ? — John 18 : 19. 
Had Jesus spoken, what would probably have been Peter's 
fate ? 



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14. What became of Peter ? — v. 62. 

Do you think he was sorry that, by his rashness and his de- 
ceit, he was harming- the cause of his Master ? 
What boast would he remember ? 
What warning- of his Lord would come to his mind ? 
Do you think that he wept because of his sins ? 
Name the different sins he had committed that morning- ? 
In what does Peter's repentance differ from that of Judas ? 



LESSON VI. 
PETER AFTER THE RESURRECTION. 
Scripture Lesson^ John 21 : 1-17. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where was Peter when the Lord met 
him? — V, 1, m. c. 

Why did Peter go into Galilee ? — Matt. 28 : 16. 
Why was Galilee appointed for that interview 

2. Where did Peter propose to go ? — v, 3, 
/. c. 

Why did he do this ? — v. 5. 
Was it wrong to go back to his boats and nets ? 
Had the Saviour, since His resurrection, called him to keep 
Him company ? 

3. How far did they go ? — v, 8. 

What is a cubit ? 

PERSONS. 

4. Who were with Peter ? — -y. 2. 

Who were the sons of Zebedee ? 
Why did the disciples keep together ? 

5. Who came to the shore ? — 4, m, c. 

Who did not know him ? — v, 4, 1, c. 
Why not ? — v, 8, m. c. 



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TIME. 

6. When did Jesus come to them ? — v. 4, /I a 

At what time did they go out to fish ? 

INCIDENTS. 

7. What does Jesus say ? — v, 5, m. c. 

Why does T^e ask that question ? 

8. What does He bid them do ? — v, 6, f, c. 

9. How did Peter know him ? — v. 7,/. c. 

10. What does Peter do ? — ^. 7, 1, c. 

Did he walk or swim to the shore ? 

11. What^did they find on the shore ? — v. 9, 

How came the fish there ? 

How did this teach them that Christ's body was real ? 
How were they further taught this ? — v. 10. 

12. Is it probable that Jesus ate of the fish 
with them ? — v. 12. 

If they ate of His fish and He of theirs, what would they be- 
lieve about His resurrection body ? 

Adhere else are we told of His eating after His resurrection ? 
— Luke 24: 43. 

13. What does Jesus say to Peter? — v. 15, 
/• c. 

Why does Jesus ask about his love rather than his faith ? 
Why does He ask whether he loved more than the others 
loved ? 

Had he professed more than the others ? — John 13 : 37 
Mark 14: 29. 

Did Peter answer all of Christ's questions ? 
Why not? 

14. What is he told to do ? — v. 15. 

Why is it here " lambs " and afterwards " sheep" ? 

15. What is the second question ? — ?;. 16,/. c. 

What is the answer ? 

16. What is the third question ? — v, 17,/*. c. 



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"What is Peter's feeling ? 
Why? 

How is his last answer different from his first ? 
What lesson did Peter learn ? 
Does Christ ask you about your love for Him ? 
What answer do you give Him ? 

LESSON VII. 

PETER AT PENTECOST. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 2 : 14-36. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where was Peter at Pentecost ?— Acts 
2:1. 

What was " Pentecost," and how was it celebrated ? 

2. From what places did Peter's hearers 
come ? — Acts 2 : 9. 

What brought them together for a time at Jerusalem 

3. How does he address them ? — v. 14, m. c. 

PERSONS. 

4. Whose prophecy does he quote ? — v, 16. 

What can you say about Joel ? 

5. Who is also named as a prophet ? — v. 25. 

6. Who is the great subject of Peter's speech ? 
— V, 22, m. c. 

TIME. 

7. At what hour did Peter address the peo- 
ple ? — V. 15, Z. c. 

What hour is that ? 

How does this show that they were not intoxicated ? 



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8. Of what days does Joel speak ? — v, Vl^f, c, 

TVTiere does " the last days " mean the whole gospel dispen- 
sation ? — Heb. 1:2; 2 Peter, 3 : 3. 

What shows it to be the " last " dispensation the world will 
ever see ? 

Was Joel's prophecy wholly fulfilled at Pentecost ? 
Is the Holy Spirit, which "began "to be poured out" that 
day, still given to men ? 

INCIDENTS. 

9. What did Joel say was to occur in " the 
last days " ? — v, 17, I c. 

Is the word ''prophecy " used about proclaiming as well as 
dihout foretelling, future events ? — 1 Cor. 13 : 9 ; 14 : 1. 
In what sense are all Christians to be prophets ? 
What " visions " were granted to the Apostles ? 

10. What others were to be blessed ? — v, 18. 

Did persons of lowly birth often receive the gift of the Holy 
Spirit? — Eph. 6:5. 

11. What signs were to be seen ? — v, 19. 

What was about to occur at Jerusalem ? 
Of what greater destruction would that be the type ? 
Does our Lord, in speaking of the results of sin, ever pass 
from the one to the other of these events r — Matt. 24. 

12. What " great day " is to end these " last 
days " ? — V. 20, I c. 

Where else is the same thing said ? — 1 Thess. 1 : 10 ; 5 : 2, 4. 

13. What does he say that these signs signify ? 
— V. 22. 

14. What does he say of Christ's death and 
resurrection ? — v, 23, 24. 

Had God predetermined Christ's death ? — v. 23./. c, 
Did the Jews put him to death to fulfil this purpose, or to 
gratify their own hatred ? 

Were the Jews guilty ? — v. 23, m, c. 

15. What did David say about the resurrec- 
tion?— i?. 27. 



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16. Why was not David speaking about him- 
self? — V. 29. 

Of whom did David say this r — ^'5. 30, 31. 

17. To what fact does Peter say that he is 
himself a witness ? — v. 32. 

18. How had the things they had seen at 
Pentecost been done ? — v. 33. 

19. Did David prophesy also of Christ's res- 
urrection ? — V, 34. 

20. What does Peter say is fully proved by 
these things ? — v. 36, m, c. 

If Jesus is the Messiah, what follows as to their guilt ? 
In what sense can we " crucify the Lord afresh " ? 
Have you ever done that ? 
Have you repented of that sin ? 

LESSON VIIL 

THE RESULT OF PETER'S SERMON. 
Scripture Lesson, Acts 2 : 37-43. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

N. B. — The riaee and Time are the same as in the last Lesson. 
PERSONS. 

1. To whom did the people speak? — v, 37, 
m. c. 

2. What names do they give to the Apostles ? 
— V, 37, L c. 

Why these names ? 

What hint in them that they felt that the whole nation were 
guilty ? 

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3. Who replies? — 38,/. c. 

Why he ? 

Is it probable that the others also spoke ? 
Why is his speech alone given ? 

INCIDENTS. 

4. What was then- feeling when Peter closed 
his sermon ? — v, 37,/*. c. 

What facts were so alarming to them ? 
What power made these facts so impressive ? 

5. What question did they ask ? — v, 37, I. c. 

I \ What was the special sin that they desired to have forgiven ? 

6. What were they to do to be pardoned of 
that sin ? — v, 38, m. c. 

What is every man^s greatest sin ? — John 15 : 24. 

Have you repented of that sin ? 

What is it to be baptized ? 

Why is baptism put so near faith ? 

What motive is named by Peter to induce repentance and 
baptism ? — m. c. 

7. What should be given to them? — v, 38, 
I c. 

8. What further motive does he urge ? — v. 
89,/. c. 

What promise does he mean ? — Acts 2 : 17. 

To whom, after them, was the promise given? — m. c. 

Who are also included ? — I. c. 

Who are meant by those " afar off" ? — Is. 49 : 1 : Eph. 2 : 17, 

9. What did he tell them to do ? — v, 40, 1, c. 

What does " untoward " mean, and how did the name apply 
to the Jews ? What intimation as to the fate of the Jews as a 
whole ? 

10. Did any believe ? — 41,/! c. 

What next did they do ? — m. c. 
What did they do after being baptized ? — I. c. 
Ought every church and every Christian to follow the apos- 
tolic order in these three things ? 



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11. After joining the church what did they 
do? — 'y. 42. 

"What phrase shows their unity of belief ? 

Is it a church duty to preserve such a belief? — Phil. 1 : 27. 

What shows their unity of feelino^ ? 

Is this also a church duty ? — Eph. 4:3. 

What words describe the Lord's Supper? 

Is this also a church duty? — 1 Cor. 11 : 18, 20, 33. 

Did any come to the supper except through the threefold 
order of faith, baptism, and church membership ? 

Is it not doing" wrong to change this order, or to omit any one 
of the three prerequisites ? 

12. How many were added to the church ? 
— V, 41, I, c. 

Are we told that these were all baptized on that day ? 

Is it not probable that the mass of them had been already 
baptized by John ? 

Is there any hint that any one baptized by John himself was 
ever rebaptized ? 

How many administrators were there ? — Luke 10 : 1. 

What other company had Jesus previously set apart as his 
servants ? — Luke, 6 : 13. 

13. What was the result of this thing? — v. 
43,/. c. 

14. What was done by the Apostles ? — v. 43, 
I c. 



LESSON IX. 



PETER'S SECOND SERMON. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 3 : 11-25. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where do we next find Peter ? — v, 11, 
I c. 

On which side of the temple? 
In which of the courts ? 



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2. Where had the man sat who had just been 
healed? — ^. 10. 

PEESOIS^S. 

3. What can you say of this man? — v, 11, 
/ c. 

What was his employment ? — v. 2, L c. 

4. Of whom did he lay hold ? — v, 11, m. c, 

5. How did the people feel about the miracle ? 

— V, 11, 1 c. (2). 

6. What does Peter deny about himself? — 
V. 12. 

Did Jesus ever make such a denial about the miracles He 
wrought f 

TIME. 

7. When was this? — v. 1. 

What other hours did the Jews call ''the hours of prayer " ? 

— Acts 2: 15; 10: 9. 

INCIDENTS. 

8. What did he say God had done "i — v. 13, 

Why does he mention the patriarchs ? 
Had God exalted Jesus more than them ? 
Does Peter refer to all Christ-s miracles, or only to this upon 
the lame man ? 

9. What change does he make ? — v. 13, 1, c. 

Was this fact that Pilate wished to release Jesus generally 
known ? 

How had Pilate shown it ? — Luke 23 : 16. 
How did this make the sin of Peter's hearers more guilty 
and base? 

10. What further does he nrge ? — v. 14, 

Of whom alone was " The Holy One " a title ? 
Do you think the Jews understood the meaning of Peter, in 
using that title about Jesus ? 



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11. What had they done to Jesus ? — v, 15, 
/. c. 

Where was the Messiah called a Prince " ? 
What words of Jesus may Peter have had in mind ? — John 
11:25; 14:6. 

Was this charge of murder likely to conciliate men ? 
Is it our duty to tell men the full truth in religion ? 
Was Peter more or less successful in this way of dealing 
with men ? 
Why so ? 

12. What does Peter say about Jesus? — v. 
15, I c. 

13. How had this lame man been healed ? — 
V. 16. 

Whose faith, the Apostle's or the man's ? 
Who is the giver as well as the object of true faith ? — Heb. 
12: 2. 

14. Was their sin beyond the limit of God's 
mercy ? — v, 17. 

15. Why could they be forgiven ? — v, 18. 

16. What were they to do? — v, 19,/. c. 

Who would come to them ? — v. 20. 

Does He come again to every soul that is forgiven ? 

Where does Peter say Jesus is ? — v. 21,/. c. 

17. Will Jesus come again publicly at the 
last day ? — v. 21, m, c. 

What is the judgment day here called ? 
Where else have we the same thought 2 Peter 3 : 13 ; 1 
Cor. 15: 53, 54. 

18. What had Moses said about the Messiah ? 
— V. 22, 23. 

19. In what relation did these hearers stand 
to Abraham ? — v. 25. 

20. To whom came the first offer of the Gos- 
pel ?— ^. 25,/. c. 

What must each hearer of the Gospel do ? — v. 25, 1, c. 



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LESSON X. 
PETER BEFORE THE COUNCIL. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 4 : 5-21. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did the council meet ? — 6, Z. c. 

What was the name of the council, and why was it given to 
them ? 

2. Where had Peter been speaking ? — Acts 
3: 11. 

PERSONS. 

3. Who are mentioned by name as in this 
council ? — v» 6, /. c. 

Who was High Priest that year ? — John 11 : 49. 
Who had been High Priest before him ? 
What can you say of this man Annas ? 

4. Who were placed before the .council ? 
V. T,f. c. 

Who had caused their arrest? — v. 1. 
For what were they arrested ? — v. 2. 

5. Who was present at the trial ? ^ — v, 14. 

TIMES. 

6. When did Peter go up to the temple ? — 
Acts 3 : 1, h c. 

At what time was he arrested ? — Acts 4 : 3, Z. c. 

7. When did the trial take place ? — v. 5,/*. c. 



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INCIDENTS. 

8. What question did the council ask ? — v, 
7, I c. 

What act did they have in mind ? 
What was their motive in asking the question ? 
What did they probably expect the Apostles to say ? 
What ftict does their question admit ? 

9. What is Peter's answer ? — y. 8, L c. 

By what Spirit was he inspired ? 

How did this inspiration alfect his powers of reasoning and 
of speech ? 

Does the Holy Spirit set aside our natural faculties, or does 
He work through them ? 

10. How does Peter answer? — v, 10, m. c. 

Did they expect that he would be abashed before them and 
deny his Master? 

What did he say about Christ's death ? 
What about Christ's resurrection ? * 

Was this wise if they wished to get clear of imprisonment ? 
What was their object ? 

To whom did they take occasion to speak besides the rulers ? 

11. What does he further say of Jesus ? — v, 
11. 

Whose words did he quote ? — Psalm 118 : 22. 
How was that miracle a proof of the whole system of Chris- 
tianity? 

12. In whose name alone is salvation ? — v, 
12,/. c. 

Why, if a Saviour, is He the Saviour appointed thereto of 
God? 

Why, if the Saviour, is he the only Saviour ? 

What must each man do who would be saved by this Sa- 
viour ? — Mark 16 : 16. 

What must we be as well as do, to be saved by Him ? -r^ 
Heb. 12 : 14. 

13. What is plain to the council? — -y. 13, 
/• c. 

In what sense were the Apostles unlearned and ignorant 
men " ? 

What kind of learning was prized by the council ? 
What do they infer ? — v. 13, I. c. 
Why ? — Matt. 7 : 29. 



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14. What did they say about the miracle ? — 
V. 16. 

How did the miracle harm them? 
What would it prove to the people ? 

15. What do they propose to do? — v, 17, 
m. c. 

16. What did they command them ? — v. 18. 

17. What is Peter's reply ? — v. 19, 20. 

Which party came off best in this trial ? 

18. What else did the council do? — v. 21, 
/. c. 

Why did they not find them guilty r — m. c. 
To whom did the people ascribe the miraele stud the doc- 
trine ? — Z. c. 

LESSON XL 
PETER AGAIN BEFORE THE COUNCIL. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 5 : 27-42. 

[Teachers of younger scholai-s will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where do we again find Peter? — v. 27, 
m. c. 

Where had he been just before this ? — v. 18. 
Where was he arrested the second time ? — v. 25. 

2. Where does he go when this trial is over ? 
-^.42,/. c. 

Why did the disciples continue to go to the Temple ? 
Did they speak against Judaism ? 



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PERSONS. 

3. Who questions Peter and John ? — v. 27, 
L c, 

4. Who had laid commands upon them ? — 
V. 28, /. c. 

When ? (See last Lesson.) 

5. Who replies to the High Priest ? — v, 29, 

6. Who is among the council ? — v. 34, m, c. 

Where do we again hear of him f — Acts 22 : 3. 

TIME. 

7. How long after the first arrest of Peter 
did the second arrest take place ? — (Probably 
only a few months.) 

What occurred meanwhile ? — Acts 4 : 23, 31, 33; 5 : 10, 12, 15. 
INCIDENTS. 

8. What had enraged the council? — Acts 
5 : 23. 

9. What does the High Priest say ? — v. 28, 
m. c. 

What awakes their fears ? — I. c. 

What had they previously said ? — Matt. 2? : 25. 

10. What is Peter's answer? — v. 29. 

Where had he said that before ? 
When is it wrong to obey human laws 

11. What statement does he make again 
about the resurrection of Jesus ? — v, 30. 

Why does he say " the God of our fathers " 

12. Where does he say Jesus then was ? — v, 
31,/. c. 



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Who gives repentance ? — m.c. 

Does the Apostle mean that Jesus gives the opportunity or 
that He gives the disposition, or both ? 

13. What two proofs does he name ? — v, 32. 

How was the Holy Ghost a " witness " to this fact ? 

Does he refer to the converting or the miraculous influences 
of the Spirit, or to both ? 

To which does Paul refer as the greater proof of Christiani- 
ty?— Rom. 1: 16; 8: 16. 

14. What was the effect on the council? — 
V. 33. 

15. What does one of them propose ? — v, 34. 

16. Why does he urge delay ? — v. 36. 

What other instance does he name in which delay was wise ? 
— V. 37. 

What is his conclusion ? — v. 38. 

17. What does he advise ? — v, 39. 

Is this the advice of a shrewd man, or of a fair-minded man ? 
Was he a Pharisee or a Sadducee ? 

Which of these two parties had caused Peter's arrest? — 
V. 17. 

18. What do they agree upon ? — v. 40. 

What did they do to the Apostles ? — m. c. 
Was this probably done in private ? 

Who would have interfered had it been done in public? — 
V. 26. 

19. How did Peter and John take their cruel, 
treatment? — v. 41. 

20. Did they cease to preach ? — 42,/. c. 

Did they do it publicly ? — m. c. 
What was their theme ? — I. c. 

Do you think they said much of their own sufl'erings ? 
Ought not we to talk " more about Christ's sufferings for ua 
and less about our trials " ? 



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LESSON XII. 

PETEK IN SAMARIA. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 8 : 14-25. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask 071^2/ those questions in 
larg-e print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Peter go next ? — v. 14, m. c. 

How far was its capital from Jerusalem ? 

2. Where had the apostles remained ? — v, 
14, /. c. 

PERSONS. 

3. Who had preached the Gospel in Samaria? 
— John 4: 40. 

Was He successful ?— John 4 : 41, 42. 

4. Who had preached there just before Pe- 
ter's visit ? — Acts 8 : 5. 

Which Philip was this ? - Acts 6:5; 21:8. 
What was the more particular business of a deacon? — Acts 
6-2,3. 

Did all the disciples preach ? — Acts 8:4. 

5. Who sent Peter and John ? 

What does this show about the alleged " primacy of Peter " ? 
Did he claim any authority over his brethren ? 

TIME. 

6. When did he go to Samaria ? — (Probably 
about A. D. 36.) 

INCIDENTS. 

7. What was first done ? — v, 15. 



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8. What had they not received ? — v, 16,/. c. 

Does this refer to the converting or to the miraculous gifts 
of the Spirit? 

What had been done to them ? 

9. What did the apostles do? — 'y. 17,/. c. 

Where else do we read of " the laying on of hands " ? 
Where are we taught that this act was of the nature of a 
prayer? — Matt. 19: 13. 

10. What did these disciples receive? — v. 
17, I. c. 

11. What does Simon say? — v. 19. 

Was Simon a true convert ? 
Did he receive this gift ? 
Is it probable that every one received it ? 
But did all the church behold the wonderful workings of the 
Holy Spirit? 

Why did Simon desire this gift ? 

12. Give Peter's answer. — v. 20. 

Was this an imprecation ? 

Was it a wish that he might perish ? 

What did Peter's words mean ? 

13. What does Simon's conduct show? — Ve 
21,/. c. 

What matter " ? 

Why could not God's Spirit dwell in such a man ? 
What are we told about his personal state ? — I. c. 
Where does every sin have its beginning ? 

14. What does Peter tell him to do ? — v. 22. 

Are his words now tender and pitiful ? 
How do they differ from those in verse 20 ? 

15. What does he say about Simon's deep 
depravity ? — v. 23, / c. 

What does he say of Simon's confirmed wickedness? — I. c. 

16. What does Simon ask of Peter? 

What was his motive ? 

Did he give any sign of true repentance ? i 



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17. Had Simon been baptized ? — v. 13. 

How does this show that " baptismal regeneration" is a false 
doctrine ? 

Is it any objection to the rite of baptism that some bad men 
have been baptized ? 
Are you a believer ? 

Have you received the " witness of the Spirit ? " 
Have you been baptized ? 

If so, are you striving to keep your baptismal vows ? 



LESSON XIII. 

PETER IN C^SAREA. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 10 : 34-43. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. On returning from Samaria, where did 
Peter go ? — Acts 8 : 25, m. c. 

Where next did he preach ? — Acts 9 : 32. 

Which way was it from Jerusalem ? 

What other city did he also visit ? — Acts 9 : 38, 39. 

2. Where do we find him in this chapter ? — 
Acts 10 : 24. 

Wliich way and how far is this from Jerusalem? 

. PERSONS. 

3. Who sent for him ? — Acts 10 : 21, m. c. 

What was his object ? 

How did he probably learn about Peter ? 

Who were there with him ?•— Acts 10 : 24. 

TIME. 

4. When did Peter go to Caesarea?— (Prob- 
ably about A. D. 38.) 



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What wonderful conversion had taken place a little time be- 
fore ? — Acts 9 : 26, 28 ; Gal. 1 : 18. 

incide:^^ts. 

5. What did Peter say ? — ^. 34 

Ho\v had Peter been led to accept this truth ? 
Wha't fact explained the vision ? — Acts 10 : 19. 

6. Is God a respecter of persons or of char- 
acter ? — V, 35. 

In what sense had the Jews thought Him a " respecter of 
persons " ? 

What was there about their history that led them to think so ? 

7. To -what people did He first send His 
Gospel? — !;. 36. /. c. 

What is the great fact of the Gospel ? — m. c. 

What further does Peter say ? — I. c. 

Is this a hint that the Gospel is to be preached to all ? 

8. Of what does he remind them ? — v, 37, 
/• c. 

How had they known about Christ ? — Matt. 15 : 21. 
Who had lived there ? — Acts 8 : 40. 

9. What work was first done by John ? — v. 
37, I. c. 

10. What does Peter say of Jesus? — 2;. 38, 
/. c. 

11. What does he say about the journeys of 
the Saviour ? — v. 38, m, c. 

12. What does he say about the Apostles ? — 
V. 39. 

Why does Peter continually call himself a ?t'i772e5s ? — 2 Pe- 
ter 1 : Hi. 

Is it as important now as it was then for men to believe the 
facts about Jesus ? 

13. To whom does he say Jesus appeared 
after the resurrection? — v. 41. 



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If the Apostles Had fabricated the story of the resurrection 
would they not have stated that some saw Him who were not 
disciples ? 

Why did not God " show Him openly " ? 
Should we have had more evidence of His resurrection if 
people promiscuously had seen Him ? 
How many saw him at Galilee ? 

What did Peter and others do in company with him ? — I. c. 

14. Who are to be judged by Jesus ? — v. 42. 

Who are the " quick " ? — 1 Thess. 4 : 17. 
Is the fact that Jesus is judg-e of all a reason for preaching 
His gospel to all ? 

15. What do the prophets say about Jesus? 
— V. 43. 

Mention any prophecies concerning the Messiah ? 
How can we receive the " remission of sins " ? 
Have you been forgiven through Jesus Christ ? 



LESSON XIV. 



PETER DELIYERED EROM PRISON. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 12 : 1-17. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask owZ?/ those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where was Peter kept in confinement? 
— 4,/. c. 

Where was this prison ? 

PERSONS. 

2. What king is named?- — v. 1, m, c. 

What was his full name ? 
Over what country did he rule ? 
Who had made him king ? 

3. Who was the first apostolic martyr ? — -y. 2. 



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What James was this ? — Matt. 4:21; Mark 1 : 19. 
What prediction about his death ? — Matt. 20 : 23. 
What other James is mentioned in the New Testament? — 
Gal. 1 : 19. 

4. Whom does Peter see ? ^ — v. 7. 

5. Whose house does he enter when he goes 
out of the prison ? — v. 12. 

Why do you think he sought out that house ? 
Whom did he expect to find there ? 
What other name is given to this John ? 
With whom was he a companion ? — 1 Peter 5 : 13. 
What book of the New Testament did he write? 

TIMES. 

6. When did this persecution occur ? — v. 1, 
/. c. 

When did this king reign ? (A. D. 41-44). 

7. At what time in the year A. D. 44 was 
Peter arrested ? — v. 3, L c. 

At what time was it designed to put him to death ? — v. 4, 1, c. 
Why not at the feast ? 

Who met his death first, Peter or Herod? — vs. 21, 23, 
INCIDENTS. 

8. What special guard over Peter ? — v. 4, 
m. c. 

How were those soldiers on duty divided ? 

9. What did the angel say to Peter? — v. 8. 

What does this show about the deliberation of the act? 

10. How did Peter at first look upon this 
thing ? — V. 9. 

11. What does he afterwards say? — v. 11. 

Give other instances in which God sent angels to deliver 
men from peril ? 

Why does he not do it now ? 

Do you think this was done for Peter's sake alone, or for 
the sake of the whole church ? 



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12. What had the church been doing ? — -y. 5. 

What is said of a part of the church ? — v. 12. 

13. What did the damsel say and do? — -ys. 
13, 14 

14. What is their first reply ? — v. 15,/. c. 

Did they expect that kind of an ansv/er ? 

15. What did they afterwards say? — v. 15, 
I c. 

16. What does Peter declare to them? — v. 
17,/. c. 

17. Did he remain in Jerusalem ? — v, 17, L c. 

Why did he leave the city ? 

Where do we afterwards hear of him ? — Acts 15 : 7. 

To what classes of converts did he especially devote himself? 

What two Epistles did he afterwards write ? 

Where is he believed to have been put to death ? 



[Here we leave the Words and Works of the Apostle 
Peter. We have seen how our Lord's prophecy (Matt. 
10 : 18, 19) was fulfilled, as Peter was the first to 
preach to the Jewa at Pentecost, the first to confirm the 
Samaritans, and the first to open the gates of the Gos- 
.pel grace to the Gentiles at Qcesarea. From this time 
Paul is the prominent man. For Luke, in the Acts, 
does not give us a completed biography of either of the 
Apostles. They are named only in their relation to the 
spread of the Gospel. Tradition has it, that in his last 
years Peter visited Rome, where he died a martyr at 
nearly the same time as the Apostle Paul. To the 
Words and Works of this latter Apostle our second 
part in this series of questions will be devoted.] 

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PART IJ. 
THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

LESSON" XV. 

THE YOUNG MAN AT STEPHEN'S MAR- 
TYRDOM. 

Scripture Lesson^ Acts 7 : 55-60 ; 8 : 1-3. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where had Stephen been preaching? — 
Acts 6 : 7, m. c. 

With what results ? — Acts 6: 8. 

Before what body was he called ? — Acts 6 : 12, L c. 

2. Where did he look when on trial before 
the council ? — v. 55, m. c. 

Did others see the heavenly glory ? — v. 56, /. c. 

as this a vision to his senses or a revelation to his soul ? 

3. Where did they cast his body ? — v, 58, 
/• e. 

4. Where did the witnesses carry their gar- 
ments ? — V. 58, m. c, 

Was this the legal requirement?— Deut. 13: 10; 17: 7. 

5. Where was this young man " born ? — 
Acts 22: 3,/. c. 



PART II. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 35 



PERSONS. 

. 6. What was this young man's name? — v, 
58, I c. 

By what other name was he known ? 
What was his father's rank ? — Acts 22 : 28. 

7. Who had been his teacher ? — Acts 22 : 3, 
m. c. 

At about what a^e must he have gone up to Jerusalem ? 
To which of the sects did he attach himself? — Acts 26 : 5. 

TIME. 

8. In what year did Stephen suffer death ? — 
(Probably in A. D. 37.) 

INCIDENTS. 

9. What was Stephen's prayer for himself? 
— V. 59. 

Where else do we read of praying to Jesus ? — Acts 1 : 24: 9 : 
13, 15. 

If Jesus is not Divine, what is true of all such prayer? 

10. What is Stephen's prayer for others? — 
V. 60, m. c. 

Whose prayer did he have in mind ? — Luke 23 : 46. 

What " young man" was there for whom Stephen prayed? 

How soon was the prayer answered ? 

Does Paul ever refer to this scene as a reason for his re- 
pentance ? — Acts 22 : 20. 

What speech of Paul was modelled after Stephen's dying 
sermon ? — Acts 13 : 16. 

11. What did Paul do directly about Ste- 
phen's death ? — Acts 8 : 1, /! c. 

Why did he do that ? 

12. What is said of those who buried Ste- 
phen ? — Acts 8:2. 

Were these " devout men " disciples ? 

What had become of the disciples ? — v. 1, m. c. 

18. What does Paul still do ? — Acts 8 : 3. 



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Was he conscientious in this ? 
Wherein, then, was he wrong"? 

May a man's conscience be an ignorant conscience ? — 1 Tim, 
1 : 13, 1, c. 

May it be debased and defiled ? 
May it be seared ? 

After his conversion what sort of a conscience had he ? — 
Acts 24 : 16. 

Would Paul's sin have carried him beyond the bound of for- 
giveness had he done it with full knowledge? — 1 Tim. 1: 13, 
/. c. 

Was Paul a man likely to be converted ? 
Why did God convert him ? 
Have you been converted ? 



LESSON XVI. 



PAUL'S CONVERSION. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 9 : 1~9. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. From what place did Paul take his jour- 
ney ? — V. 1, I. c. 

2. Towards what city did he go ? — v, 3,/*. c. 

How far is this city from Jerusalem ? 
Which way is it ? 
About how large is it ? 
What can you say of its age ? 

As Paul journeyed, what range of mountains on his left 
hand ? 

By what sea did he pass, leaving it on his right hand ? 
PERSONS. 

3. Who gave him writs for arresting the dis- 
ciples ? — v»2. 

What Avas the High Priest's name that year ? (Theophilus, 
BOn of Annas.) 

Who else gave him letters ? — ^?. 14; Acts 22 : 5. 



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4. Who were with Paul ? — v. 7^ f. c. 

Were these men probably companions or servants ? 
TIMES. 

5. How long did it probably take to travel 
from Jerusalem to Damascus ? (Probably eight 
or ten days.) 

6. In what year did this conversion take 
place? (About A. D. 37.) 

INCIDENTS. 

7. What occurred near Damascus? — v, 3, 
I. c. 

Does Luke here describe chiefly the outward or the inward 
features of Paul's conversion ? 

Where does Paul make the inward light and voice more 
prominent than the outward ? —1 Tim. 1 : 13, 15, 16; Gal. 1 : 15, 16. 

Of what would Paul be thinking on this journey ? 

Would Stephen's death come back to him as he thought of 
those he was to arrest and punish ? 

8. What is said of the brightness of the light 
he saw ? — Acts 22 : 6 ; 26 : 13, m, c. 

Did the servants also see the light ? Acts 26 : 13, I. c. 
How does this show that the whole story was not a vision 
but an outward manifestation? 

9. What comes next ? — v, 4,/. c. 

What feeling in his heart corresponded with this act?— 
Rom. 7 : 10. 

Did the others, after standing a time, also fall to the earth ? 
— Acts 26: 14,/. c. 

10. Did Paul hear a voice ? — v, 4, m. c. 

Did the others hear the words or only the sound ? 
Were they made blind or only he ? — 22 : 9. 

11. What words did Paul hear? — v. 4, L c. 

In what language were they spoken ? — Acts 22 : 14, m. c. 
What other words that Luke does not here name ? — Acts 
26 : 14. 

Do these words show that Paul was consciously resisting his 
convictions ? 



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12. Whom did Paul recognize ? — v. 5. 

Why does he call Jesus " Lord," and yet ask " Who art 
thou"? 

Did he get a g-limpse of the person before the glory of 
Jesus blinded him ? — 1 Cor. 9 : 1, m. c. 

13. What is the answer of Jesus? — v, 5, 
m. c. 

What charge is repeated ? — I. c. 

Was Paul still struggling against his convictions of truth 
and duty? 

14. What does Paul say at length ? — v, 6, 
m. c. 

How are these the words of submission ? 
How are they a confession of faith ? 
How are they words of consecration ? 
Have you ever said this to your Saviour ? 

15. What was his first act ? — -y. 6. 

How did he get to Damascus ? — v.^. 
Was he exhausted in body ? — v. 9. 
In what was this conversion unlike others ? 
In what is every conversion like Paul's ? 



LESSON XVII. 



PAUL AT DAMASCUS. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 9 : 10-21. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where had the servants led Paul? — v. 
8, I c. 

2. Where did he lodge in the city ? — v, 11, 
m. c. 



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PERSONS. 

3. What disciple in Damascus is mentioned ? 
-V, 10,/. c. 

"SYliat else do we know about him ? — Acts 22 : 12. 

4. Who are named as enemies of the chm'ch ? 

— V, U,f,c. 

5. Who speaks to Ananias in a vision? — v, 

10, m. c. 

TIMES. 

6. How long before Paul recovered from his 
blindness? — -v. 9, 18. 

7. How were those three days spent? — 'y. 

11, I c. 

INCIDENTS. 

8. What was Ananias told to do? — v. 11, 
/• c. 

What corresponding- vision had Paul seen ? — v. 12. 

9. Is Ananias afraid of Paul ? — v, 13. 

Why did he fear him ? 

Did he probably know of Paul's reasons for visiting- Da- 
mascus ? 

10. In what wor3s are the disciples described ? 

— V, 14. 

Did the Old Testament saints use that phrase about God's 
worship ? 

What is said here about the worship of Jesus ? 
Where else is He said to be called upon in prayer ? — 1 
Cor. 1 : 2. 

11. How is Ananias rebuked ? — v. 15, /! c. 

12. What is said about Paul? — v, 15. L c. 

What was to be his special work ? — m.c. 

Before what classes was he to appear ? 

What was there about Paul that fitted him for this work ? 

What is meant by a " chosen vessel " ? ■ 

When was he chosen ? — Eph. 1 : 4, /. c. 

W'as he chosen because holy or to be holy ? — Eph. 1:4,^. c. 



40 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



13. What was also before Paul ? — v. 16. 

14. What did Ananias do and say? — v. 17. 

Where else is Paul said to Iiave seen Clirist when he was 
converted ? — Acts 22 : i-i. 

Why Avas seeing Christ necessary for the apostleship ? 

15. What next occurs? — v. 18. 

What does the word " arose" show about his bodily pros- 
tration ? 

16. What did he do in Damascus ? — v. 20. 

17. What was the effect of his preaching ? — 
V. 21, /.c. 

Did the Jews know for what he had come to Damascus ? — Z. c. 
Is Paul's conversion as really a proof of Christionity to us as 
to them ? 

Would a ' ' light and a voice from heaven " help us if given ? 

What takes the place of these to us ? 

What Spirit, given him for conversion, is offered to us ? 

Have you ever prayed earnestly for His influences ? 

Have you received' Him into your heart ? 

Are you willing in everything to be " led by the Spirit " ? 



LESSON XVIII. 



PAUL'S FLIGHT FROM DAMASCUS. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 9 : 21-30, 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. In what city did Paul preach? — 21, 
m. c. 

In what place in that city ? — v. 20. 

2. Where did his enemies lie in wait for him ? 
— V. 24, L c. 

Why there ? 



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3. How did he escape ? — v. 25, I, c. 

What did Paul afterwards say about his escape ? 2 Cor. 
11: 33. 

How was this possible in an, ancient house ? 
Give a similar instance. — Jos. 2 : 15. 

4. Where does he go at length ? — t?. 26, L a 

What other city did he visit ? — v. 30. 

Where is this city ? 

Which way from Jerusalem ? 

PERSONS. 

5. To whom did Paul preach at Damascus ? 
— v.. 22, m, c. 

Why to them ? 

6. When he returned to Jerusalem, how did 
the disciples feel towards him ? — v, 26, m. c. 

Is it not probable that they had heard of his conversion ? 
Why were they so loath to believe in his sincerity ? 

7. Who told them about Paul ? — v. 27,/. c. 

Who was this Barnabas ? — Acts 4 : 36 ; 11 : 22. 
What did he say about Paul's conversion ? — m. c. 
What about his labor at Damascus ? 

8. Against whom did he preach ? — v, 29, m. c. 

Why did he address them ? 

On what other occasion did Greeks go up to Jerusalem? — 
John 12 : 20. 

TIMES. 

9. How long after his conversion before Paul 
finally left Damascus? — v, 23,/*. c. 

Where are we told more definitely about those " many 
days "? — Gal. 1: 18,/. c. 

Where did he pass a portion of that time ? — Gal. 1 : 17, m, c. 
What did he do during this time ? — Gal. 1 : 12, IG, m. c. 
To* what place did he return ? — Gal. 1 : 17, 1, c. 

10. How long was he at Jerusalem? — GaL 
1: IS, I.e.- 



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INCIDENTS. 

11. What was Paul's theme at Damascas ? — 
V, 22, L c. 

How did he prove this to the people ? 
What was the result ? 

How were the enemies of Paul helped in watching the 
gates ? — 2 Cor. 11: 32. 

12. How was Paul introduced to the Apostles 
at Jerusalem ? — v, 27, m, c. 

What two Apostles were there at that time ? — Gal. 1 : 18. 
What occurred during this visit ? — Acts 22 : 17, 21. 
What other Apostle had a vision teaching him the same 
truth? 

13. With whom did Paul stay at Jerusalem ? 

— Gal. 1: 18. 

14. At Csesarea what brethren did he find ? — 
Acts 8 : 40 ; 10 : 23, 24. 

What fruit of Paul's labors among his kinsmen at Tarsus ? 

— Kom. 16: 7, 11, 21. 

What words of Paul are a good motto for an active Chris- 
tian?— Acts 27: 23, I. c. 



LESSOIsT XIX. 

PAUL AT ANTIOCH, AND THEN AGAIN AT 
JEllUSALEM. 

Scri2Dtiire Lesson^ Acts 11 : 19-30. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where had some of the disciples gone ? — 
V, 19. 

Where was Phenice ? 
Where was Cyprus ? 
Where was Antioch ? 



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2. From what places had some Christians 
gone to Antioch ? — v. 20,/! c. 

3. To what city did there come the report of 
the revival at Antioch? — 22, m. c. 

How far apart are the two cities ? 

4. Where did Barnabas seek for Paul ? — 'y. 25. 

5. Where did these two men go ? — v. 26,^/1 c. 

Where next ? 

After leaving Jerusalem to what city did they return? — 
Acts 12 : 25. 

PEUSONS. 

6. To whom did the disciples first preach at 
Antioch ? — v. 19, I c. 

Why to them ? 

7. To whom afterwards did others preach ? 
— V. 20, L c. 

Why did these men preach to Grecians rather than to Jews ? 

8. Who were greatly moved? — v, 21, m. c. 

9. Who was sent to inquire about these 
things? — ?;. 22, I c. 

What is said of him ? — v. 24. 

TIME. 

10. How long did they labor in that city ? — 
V. 26, m. c. 

In what year was that ? (In A. D. 44.) 

INCIDENTS. 

11. What was the result of the visit of Bar- 
nabas ? — V. 23. 

What was formed at Antioch ? 

Who may of right organize themselves into a church ? 



44 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



Is one church ever represented in the Acts as derived from 
another church ? 

What is the New Testament order for member shiu ?— Acts 
2:41. 

Were these early churches independent bodies ? 
Are all Christians on eai'th ever represented as forming- one 
"church "? 

12. What name was here given to the disci- 
ples?—^. 26, L c. 

Did they afterwards accept that name ? — 1 Pet. 4 : 16. 
What names had they used before ? — Acts 6:3; 9:2; 11 : 26. 

13. What class is here mentioned ? — v, 27. 

14. What famines over the Roman world ? — 
V. 28. 

In what year did one of these local famines occur in Judea ? 
(In A. D. 45.) 

15. What did the disciples at Antioch do ? — 
V, 29, I.e. 

How many of them gave ? — /. c. 
How much did they give ? — I, c. • 

Is it probable that there were poor people in that church ? 
that there were young people ? 
Are you liberal ? 

16. What was done with the collection ? — 
y. 30, I. c. 

What does this indicate about its size ? 
What about the number of its members in the Antioch 
church ? 

Does Christianity make the body more or less valuable? 
Why did Jesus do so much for the temporal welfare of men? 
Will true Christians care for the body as well as the soul of 
a man ? 

What does this care of Paul for the poor of the church show 
about the reality of his conversion? 

What great Christian doctrine teaches us to respect the body ? 
Are you striving to gain the resurrection of the just " ? 



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LESSON XX. 

PAUL'S FIRST MISSIONARY TOUR, —FROM 
ANTIOCH IN SYRIA, TO ANTIOCH IN 
PISIDIA. 

Scripture Lesson^ Acts 13 : 1-15. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did we leave Paul in the last 
lesson? (At Jerusalem.) 

2. Where had he been told" that he must go ? 
— Acts 22: 21. 

Where was he when he saw that vision ? 

3. Where did Paul and Barnabas first stop 
on their journey? — v. 4, m. c. 

Where was that city ? 

4. To what island did they sail? — v, 4, I. c. 

In what sea is it ? 
How large ? 

How far is it from Seleucia? 

5. To what city did they first come? — v, 5, 

/• c. 

In what part of the island ? 

W^hat other city on tliat island did they visit ? 

6. Where next did they go ? 

7. To what place did they finally come? — v, 
14, m. c. 

How far from Antioch in Syria to Antioch in Pisidia? 
(About 600 miles by land.) 



46 WOEDS AND WOEKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



PERSONS. 

8. Who were in the church at Antioch? — v. 
1, m. c, 

9. Who were set apart to the missionary 
v\'ork? — V, 2, m. c. " 

TTho directed that this should be done ? 

Can we be directed by the same Spirit ? 

TTho helped Paul as iiis assistant in the -work ? — v. 5. ?. c. 

10. Whom did they meet at Paphos ? — -y. 6, 
I c. 

TIME. 

11. When did Paul take this journey? — 
(A. D. 45.) 

IXCIDEXTS. 

12. How were Paul and Barnabas set apart? 
V. 3. 

Was this a special fast in distinction from that named in the 
former verse ? 

What does this teach us about fasting and prayer ? 

What was signiiied by laying hands upon them ? 

Was it done when men were set apart for any special service ? 

What was done when deacons were chosen ? — Acts 6 : 6. 

Give an example when a minister was ordained. — 1 Tim. 4 : 
14: 5: 22. 

How did this practice originate? — Lev. 8: 14, IS; Xum. 27: 
22 23. 

13. What is said of the man they met at Pa- 
phos? — V. 6, m. c, ; v. 10. 

What do the Scriptures sav of his business? — Isa. 7: 19; 
Deut. 18: 10, 11, 12. 

How else do we know that he was a wicked man ? 

14. Vrhat was sent upon him? — v, 11. 

Vriiat would such a punishment mean when sent upon such 
a man ? 

Was it the miracle, or the Jciad of the miracle that so affected 
t\i^ deputy ? — c. 12. 

15. Where did they o-o at Antioch? — v. 14, 
Z. c. 



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What is a synagog-ue ? 

Why did they go there on that day ? 

16. What did the rulers say? — 'y. 15. 

What two-fold division of the Old Testament is named ? 
What other was sometimes added ? — Luke 24 : 44. 
Which book of the Old Testament is your favorite one ? 
Which book of the New Testament is your favorite book? 



LESSON XXL 



PAUL'S SERMON AT ANTIOCH. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 13 : 26-41. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

N. B. — This lesson is a continuation of the former. The 
Place, the Persons, and the Time are the same. The analysis 
of the Sermon is as follows : Part first, God's former mercy and 
promise to Israel, — vs. 16-25; secondly, Jesus, the Saviour, ful- 
filling the prophecies, — -ys. 26-37; and thirdly, salvation only 
through accepting Him, —fi^s. 38-41. In these questions part 
first is omitted. 

1. What two classes does Paul address ? — 
26, m. c. 

What class of Gentiles " would be likely to be in a Jewish 
synagogue on that day ? 

2. What does he say about the Jews at Jeru- 
salem ? — V, 27. 

Would the people at Antioch naturally ask as to what those 
Jews did who saw Jesus ? 

What do we learn in this verse about the Sabbath worship 
of the Jews? 

Do men who do wrong fulfil the Scripture predictions ? 
Do they do wrong in order to fulfil them ? 
How does this show their guilt ? 

3. What facts about Jesus does Paul relate ? 
— vs. 29, 30. 



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4. What does he say about the time during 
which Jesus was seen ? — v. SI./! c. 

Who saw Him ? — m. c. 

Why does Paul name that fact ? 

Were the witnesses then living- ? 

Why are the apostles so careful in their addresses to show 
the proof of the facts of Christianity ? 

5. What follows from these facts ? — vs. 32, 
B3,/. c. 

What name is here given to the Gospel ? 
Why is the death of Jesus glad tidings " ? 

6. What prophecy does Paul quote ? — v. 33, 
I. c. 

Does Paul refer this prophecy to Christ's birth or to His res 
urrection ? 

How did God in that act declare His adoption of His Son as 
the Mediator ? 

What position did He from that " day " assume towards God 
and towards man ? — Rom. 1 : 4. 

The birth of Christ introduced Him to a life sorrow ; to what 
did His resurrection and ascension introduce Him ? 

7. What Other prophecy of David does Paul 
quote ? — V. 35. 

How does Paul show that this did not apply to David him- 
self? 

Why had any thought that it referred to Mm ? 
To whom did it refer ? — v. 37. 

How does the prophecy prove that Jesus was to be bom in 
the line of David ? 

How that His body was not to be burned, but to be buried ? 
How tliat He was to be raised ? 

How that He was to be raised soon after His burial ? 

8. What is preached through Christ? — v, 
38, /. c. 

9. What is the result of faith to those under 
law ? — V. 39. 

What word is exactly the opposite of the word justification ? 
■—Rom. 8: 1,/. c. 

What law has Paul in mind ? 



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By the moral law how many are sinners ? — Rom. 3 : 9. 

By the Gospel method how many can be saved ? — v, 39,/. c. 

From how many sins can a man be Justified ? — m. c. 

Does God ever partially justify a man ? 

Are you completely justified by having' believed on Jesus ? 

If not, what is your instant duty ? 

If you are completely justifietl what are you to do about sanc- 
tification?— Phil. 3: 12. 

10. What judgment does he threaten? — v. 
41,/. c. 

11. What does he say of God's work? — v. 
41, m. c. 

Where is the prophecy from which he quotes ? — Hab. 1 : 5. 
Why is it dangerous not to know days when God is near ? 
When God's j udgments are near, what is our duty ? 
When God comes near us in his Gospel mercy what is our 
duty ? 

12. What does He say of the results of un- 
belief?— 41, 1 c. 



LESSON XXII. 



PAUL'S FIRST MISSIONARY TOUR COM- 
PLETED. 

PAUL AT LYSTRA, AND THEN AGAIN AT ANTIOCH 
IN SYRIA. 

Scripture Lesson^ Acts 14 : 8-18 and 26-28. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where does Paul come in his journey? — 
V, 8, m. c. 

Why did he leave Antioch ? — Acts 13 : 50. 
Why was he joyful in leaving ? — 13 : 52. 
What did he do ? — 13 : 51. 
What did the act mean ? 

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50 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



2. Before coming to Lystra where did Paul 
go ? — chap. 13 : 14. 

How far from Antioch ? 

How far from Lystra ? 

How came he io leave Iconiiup? — v. 5. 

3. What cities did he next visit ? — chap. 13 : 
51. 

Did he return to Autioch (in Syria) by land or by sea ? 
PERSONS. 

4. What is said about those at Antioch who 
believed? — Acts 13 : 48, I c. 

Did Paul know who had been elected unto grace before or 
only afte?^ they had believed ? 

Do we know who are the elect in the same way ? 

Did the unknown election of God hinder the known freedom 
of any who believed or of any who disbelieved ? 

5. What was the result at Iconium ? — chap. 
14: 4. 

6. Who was at Lystra ? — v. 8, f. c. 

7. Whose preaching did he hear? — v, 9,/! c. 

About whom did Paul probably speak ? 

In whom had the cripple " faith to be healed " ? 

How did this faith differ from justifying faith ? 

8. Who saw the miracle? — v. 11,/! c, 

9. Who was about to offer sacrifice to Paul 
and Barnabas ? — v. 13, f. c, 

TIMES. 

10. When did this missionary tour end? 
(About A. D. 47.) 

When did it commence ? 
How long was he absent ? 

INCIDENTS. 

11. What words did Paul use to the crij^ple 
at Lystra ? — v. 10,/! c. 

What was the result ? 

What did the people say? — v. 11, 1, c. 



PART II. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 51 



12. What names did they give the apostles ? 
— 12. 

13. What image before their gates? — v, 13, 
m, c. 

14. What did Paul say when they would 
worship him ? — -v. 15. 

What does he call vanity " ? 

Where else have we an account of one who refused to be 
worshipped ? Rev. 19 : 10. 

Did Jesus ever refuse to be worshipped ? 

Why does he talk to them about God as the maker and pre- 
server of men ? 

15. On their return to Antioch (in Syria) 
what did they do ? — ^?. 27, f. c. 

Who had been with them ? — m, c. 
When may we claim that God is. with us ? 



LESSON XXIII. 

PAUL'S SECOND MISSIONAEY TOUE. 
HE ARRIVES IN EUROPE. 

Scripture Lesson^ Acts 16 : 4-18. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Paul and his company go? — 

When they left Antioch where did they first preach ? — Acts 
15: 41. 

What churches, formerly planted by him, did Paul visit?— 
V, 1,/. c. 

2. Through what districts did he journey? 
— V, 6,/. c. 

Where do we learn that sickness compelled him to stop at 
Galatia for a time ?— Gal. 4 : 13. 



52 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



3. From what point in Asia did they sail for 
Europe? — v. 11. 

Where did they finally come ? — v. 12 f. c 
PERSONS. 

4. Who was Paul's companion ? — Acts 15 : 
40,/. c. 

6, Who else did he take with him at Lystra? 
— V, 1, m, c. 

Who joined the party at Troas ? (Luke.) 
Why did not Barnabas accompany Paul? — Acts 15 : 39,/. c. 
Was this a difference of angry feelings or only of judgment ? 
How did Paul afterwards speak of Barnabas ? — 1 Cor. 9 : 6. 

6. Who was found by them at Philippi ? — v, 
14,/. c. 

TIME. 

7. When was this tour begun? (About 
A. D. 51.) 

In what year did he go up to the Council at Jerusalem? 
(A. D. 50.) 

INCIDENTS. 

8. What did Paul do in Syria ?- Acts 15 ; 41. 

In what did the churches need confirming ? 
Is there here any authority for a " rite of confirmation " ? 
Were the candidates for admission or the churches .them- 
selves confirmed ? 

9. What vision did Paul see in Troas ? — v, 9. 

What separated Troas from Macedonia? (TheJEgean Sea.) 

10. How did Paul spend the Sabbath? — 
V. 13. 

What does this show about the absence of a synagogue ? 

11. What is said of Lydia's business? — v, 
14,/ c. 

For what colored cloths was Thyatira famous ? 



PAET n. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 53 



12. What is said of her conversion ? — v, 14, 
m. c. 

May this be said of every convert ? 

Where have we the same idea ? — Matt. 11 : 25; 1 Cor. 3 : 6, 7. 

13. What rite did she receive ? — v, 15, /I c. 

Did others also of her household receive it ? 
Is there any proof that there were young children In her 
household ? 

In her business as a travelling trader, would she be likely to 
have children or only adults as her assistants ? 

14. How were they interrupted in their wor- 
ship ? — V. 16. 

15. What did the woman cry out ? — v. 17. 

Where have we similar instances ?— Matt. 8 : 29; Luke 4 : 41. 

16. How did Paul receive this ? — v. 18, m, c. 

Did he think that the good cause would be soiled by the tes- 
timony of the wicked ? 

Did he cast out the evil spirit ? — I. c. 
In whose name? — m. c. 

What higher work is done now in the name of Jesus ? — Acts 
13 : 38, 39. 



LESSON XXIY. 

PAUL'S SECOND MISSIONARY TOUR CON- 
TINUED. 

PAUL IN PRISON AT PHILIPPI. 

/Scripture Lesson^ Acts 16 : 28-34. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where do we next find Paul and Silas ? — 
v» 23, m. c. 

How came they there ? — v. 19. 



54 WOSDS A^D WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



2. In what part of the prison were they ? — 
V. 24, 7n, c. 

PEESO^fS. 

3. How does the jailer show his hatred to 
them? — 24, I c. 

Held he been told to ptmish or only to detain them ? 
Does this show an uneasy conscience ? 
Had their doctrine disturbed him ? 

4. Who had beaten them ? — ^. 23,/ c. ; 22, 

Where does Paul refer to this ? — 1 Thess. 2 : 2. 

5. Who heard them sing? — v, 25, 1, c. 

To whom did they sing ? 

6. Who were with the jailer ? — v. 32, I, c, 

TIME. 

7. When did they sing? — v. 25,/. c. 

Why then ? 

What Scripture was then fulfilled ? — Job 35 : 10. 
What Psalms would be likely to occur to them at that time 
and place ? — Psalms 102 : 20 79 : 11 ; 107 : 16. 

INCIDENTS. 

8. What took place? — 26,/ c. 

9. What other remarkable thing is named ?~ 
V, 26, m, c. 

What is said about each prisoner ? — I. c. 

Would the earthquake alone be likely to do this ? 

Why do you think this thing occurred ? 

10. What did the jailer do? — t;. 27, m. c. 

Why? — I. c. 

Would his life have been forfeited ? 

11. How did Paul assure him that his life 
was not in danger ? — v. 28. 

Why did not the prisoners escape ? 



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12. What did the jailer ask ? — v, 30. 

Why could he have had no reference to bodily danger ? 

Was he in any danger on account of his prisoners ? 

Had he been in any danger from the Roman government 
could Paul have helped him ? 

Did he know of the Apostles as preachers of a " way of salva- 
tion" for sinners? — v. 17, L c. 

What sins in his past life would press on his conscience ? 

What sin in his treatment of the Apostles ? 

From what did he wish to be saved ? 

Did he ask Paul to save him, or to tell him how to be saved ? 

13. Give Paul's answer ? — ^. 31. 

Why is it a complete answer ? 
Why did he not tell him to repent ? 

Have you believed on Jesus Christ with the faith of the 
heart ? 

Has your faith brought you into a conscious state of present 
^ salvation ? 

Have you so believed as to warrant the hope that you will 
be finally saved in heaven ? 

14. Did Paul preach to the jailer's household ? 
— V. 32. 

Did an ancient ''household" include servants and depend- 
ents ? 

Did " all " his household believe P — i?. 34, 1. c. 
What does this show of their age ? 

15. What did they receive? — v. 33, m. c. 

What usual conveniences for bathing in ancient public build- 
ings ? 

Of what is baptism a memorial ?— Rom. 4:4; Col. 2 : 12. 
Is there any warrant for a believer to delay baptism ? 
Why is it a duty to be done at once when one believes ? 

16. Was the jailer happy ? — ?j. 34. 

Is it your happiness to obey God ? 

Have you been baptized ? 

If so, why ? 

If not, why not ? 



56 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



LESSON XXV. 
PAUL CONTINUES HIS JOURNEY TO ATHENS. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 17 : 10-21. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. To what place was Paul sent ? — 10, 
m, c. 

Where did we leave him in the last lesson ? 
Through what cities did he pass ? — v. 1,/. c. 

2. Where did he stay a few days? — v, 10, 
c. 

Why did he not remain at Thessalonica? 

3. To what city did he come at length ? — v, 
15, /. c. 

How far and which way is Athens from Thessalonica? 

4. To what place in Athens did the people 
bring Paul?— ^. 19, /. c. 

What can you tell us about the Areopagus ? 

PERSONS. 

5. What is said of the Jews at Berea ? — v. 
11, m. c. 

How did they use the Scriptures ? 

What part of our Scriptures did they have ? 

6. What is said of the women ? — v, 12, m. c. 

What is meant by honorable women " ? 



PART n. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 



57 



7. Whom did Paul meet at Athens? — v. 17, 
m. c. 

What classes of persons would he find at the " synagogue" ? 
What classes would he find in the " market-place " ? 

TIMES. ^ 

8. When did Paul leave Thessalonica ? — v, 
10, m, c. 

Why then ? 

In what year did he come to Athens ? (Probably in A. D. 51.) 
INCIDENTS. 

9. At Berea where did he go ? — v. 10, L c. 

Why was this his custom ? 

What Scripture would he be likely to quote ? 

10. How came he to leave Berea? — v, 13. 

Why were the Jews so much opposed to the Gospel ? 
Did they regard Paul as an apostate ? 

11. How did he look upon Athens? — v, 16. 

What is meant by " wholly given up to idolatry " ? 
Will culture make men holy ? 

12. What sects met Paul at Athens? — v. 
18,/. c. 

What did the Epicureans believe ? 
What did the Stoics ? 

13. What did others say ? — y. 18, m. c. 

What was there in his theme (see I. c.) that made them think 
he brought them a new god ? 
Why did he take that theme ? 
Of whose resurrection did he speak? 
Why that theme there ? 

On the basis of these facts what claim does the Gospel make 
on men ? 

14. What is said of the Athenians? — v. 21. 

Did Paul know of this trait in their character ? 
Did he act and speak on the knowledge of this fact ? 
Did they hear anything new that day ? 



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LESSON XXVI. 



PAUaS SPEECH ON MAES HILL. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 17 : 22-32. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Paul stand to speak? — v. 
22, /. c. 

What is meant by " in the midst " ? 
Where was Mars Hill ? 
For what was it used ? 
Tell us all you can about it. 

PERSOIs'S. 

2. To whom did Paul speak? — v. 22, m. c. 

Does this indicate a croM^d ? 

How had they known something about his doctrine ? — t'. 17. 
Who had insisted on his speaking upon Mars Kill ? — v. 18. r 
Why ? 

3. Of whom does he speak? — v. 24,^/! c. 

Why does he speak first of God rather than of Jesus ? 
In addressing the Jews how did he speak of God ? — Acts 13 : 
IG, 17. 

Why this difference in addressing these Athenians ? 
Was he under cover or out in the open air ? 
What hint of this does he give ? — v. 24, m. c. 

TIMES. 

4. What does he say of former times? — v, 
30,/. c. 

Does he mean that God ever connived at sin ? 
Does he mean that God had excused sin in the Gentiles ? 
In passing by them, while he had given the light of revela- 
tion to the Jews, had God done the Gentiles any wrong? 
Do any of the nations deserve S written revelation ? 



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59 



INCIDENTS. 

5. How did Paul begin his speech? — ?;. 22, 
L c. 

In what sense were the Athenians a religious people ? 
What proof had they given that they were interested in reli- 
gious questions ? 

6. What did he say about an altar ? — v. 23, 
/. c. 

7. What words on this altar ? — v, 23, ra, c. 

Had they altars to all the gods that they knew about ? 
Why this altar to an " unknown God " ? 
Have men who make the world their god the same feeling 
of dissatisfaction ? 

8. What*did Paul tell them? — ^. 23, I c. 

What was it that they did not know about Him ? 
In what sense did Paul use the word declare " ? 

9. Where did he say that God does not 
dwell? — 'y. 24, I c. 

Why not? — v. 24,/. c. 

Were there heathen temples in eight of where he stood ? 
* Was an ancient temple built for the people or for the god ? 

Was the god believed to dwell in the temple ? 

Is Paul shaping his discourse so as to come at length to the 
truth that God dwelt in the human Jesus ? 

10. What did he say of God as needing 
nothing? — v, 25. 

Did they think that they conferred a favor upon their gods 
by adorning the temples ? 

11. What does he say about all men ? — v. 
26, / c. 

What does he say about God's providence in appointing to 
men their positions ? — 26, I. c. 

Is there a hint here that these Athenians were specially fa- 
vored ? 

12. What are men to do? — 'y. 27,/. c. 

Was God very near them when Paul brought them the 
Gospel ? 

Is He near men when they listen to the preaching of the 
Gospel ? 



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13. What is said about worshipping God? — 
V, 29. 

If God is a spiritual being, and man also a spiritual being, 
what kind of worship is man to pay to God ? 

14. What is every man's duty ? — v. 30, I. c. 

15. Why should every man repent ? — v. 31, 
I c, 

TVho is judge ? — m. c, 

VThat proof that He is judge ? — I, c. 

How is that a proof? 

Have you a hope of standing at Christ's right hand on that 
day? 



LESSON XXVII. 



PAUL AT COKINTH. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 18 : 1-11. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions iif 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. From what place did Paul go ? — "y. 1, /*. c. 

What was his success while there ? — Chap. 17 : 34. 
. What doctrine was particularly offensive at Athens ? — Chap. 
17: 32. 

Why did not Paul omit that doctrine ? 

2. To what place does Paul now come? — y. 
1, I. c. 

How far is Corinth from Athens ? 
Where is it situated ? 

PERSOXS. 

3. Who was at Corinth ? — v. 2,/. c 

What live things ai-e we told about him ? 

4. Who else came to Corinth? — v, 5,/! c. 



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5. Who is said to have been converted ? — v. 
•8,/.c. 

What is said of his position ? — m.c. 

For what was a synagogue commonly used ? 

Was the word used not only of the building but of the com- 
pany who usually worshipped in it? — Luke 12: 11 : Matt. 10: 
17; John 12: 42. 

6. Who else believed ? — v. 8, m. c. 

Where else do we read of believing households ? — Acts 16; 
15 ; 1 Cor. 1 : 16. 

Who baptized Crispus ? — 1 Cor. 1 : 14. 

TIMES. 

7. In what year was this ? — (Probably in 
A. D. 52.) 

8. How long did Paul stay at Corinth? — v. 11. 

INCIDENTS. 

9. What did Paul do first ? — v.S. 

Why ? 

Did the Jews hold mechanical labor in high esteem 
Did they teach every child some trade ? 

10. What did Paul do on the Sabbath ?—v. 
4,/. c. 

Did Paul's week-day labor make him too weary to keep the 
Sabbath ? 

What effect upon his hearers ?—v. 4, L c. 

11. What did he do afterwards ? — v, 5, L c. 

What induced him to preach more openly about Christ ? — 
m. c. 

Does he refer to the Holy Spirit or to his own spirit, or to 
both? 

Do Silas and Timothy help him ?— 1 Thess. 3 : 6, 7 j 2 Cor. 1 : 19. 

12. How did the Jews receive his preachingf ? 
-v.6,f.c. 

Against whom did they blaspheme ? 

Where does Paul call his own former words against Jesus 
blasphemy ? 

What did he do ? — m. c. 
What did this act mean ? 
What did he say ? 



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13. Where in the city did Paul next go? — 
V. 7. 

Did he leave lodging with Aquila ? 

Did he go to the house of Justus as the place of meeting 
rather than the synagogue ? 

14. Did many follow him? — v, 8, I, c, 

15. What next took place? — v. 9,/. c. 

What word shows that Paul became discouraged ? 
Was he also in bodily danger ? — v. 10, m. c. 
What was he to do : — v. 9, c. 

16. What was told him about those to be 
converted? — v, 10, I, c. 

17. Did he obey? — v, 11. 

What two epistles to the church then gathered did he after- 
wards write ? 



LESSON XXVIII. 

PAUL'S SECOND MISSIONARY 'JOURNEY 
CONCLUDED. 

FROM COHINXn TO JERUSALEM. 

Scripture Lesson^ Acts. 18 : 18-22. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Paul remain? — 18,/! c. 

TThat occurred while there ? — v. 12. 

2. To what place did he come? — v. 19,/*. c. 

What place did he propose to visit ? — v. 21, m. c. 

3. From what place did he sail ? — v, 21, L c. 



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4. Where did he land?— 22,/. c. 

To what place did he " go up " ? 
How far was it to Jerusalem ? 

5. Where did he next go ? — v. 22, I, c, 

PERSONS. 

6. Of whom did Paul take leave at Corinth ? 
— V. 18, m. c. 

From his long- residence what is probable as to the number 
of " the brethren " ? 

7. When at Csesarea to whom did he go ? — 
V, 22, m. c. 

Who were always Paul's chosen friends ? 
Do you seek out Christians for your friends ? 

TIMES. 

8. When Paul was released at Corinth did 
he at once leave the city ? — IS, m. c. 

9. In what year was this journey finished ? — 
(Probably A. D. 54.) 

INCIDENTS. 

10. What did Paul do at Corinth? — ^. 11, 
I c. 

What Epistles did he write at Corinth ? (The First and Sec- 
ond to the Thessalonians.) 

What misapprehension did he correct in the Second Epistle f 
(That Christ's second advent was very near.) 

11. What did Paul do at Cenchrea ? — v, 18, 
I c. 

Of what city was Cenchr§a the eastern seaport 
What act was done at the close of a vow ? 
For what purposes was a vow taken ? 

Did Paul conform in part to Jewish customs in things indif- 
ferent ? 

12. What did he do at Ephesus ? — v. 19, 1 c. 



64 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



Was this city a large or a small city ? 

For what was it distinguished ? 

To whom did Paul speak f 

Did he exhort or did he argue with them ? 

Why was Paul never weary of talking about Jesus ? 

13. What did he desh-e? — 20,/. c. 

Were these men Christians ? 

14. What reason did he give for leaving 
them ? — V, 20, m. c. 

15. What promise did he make ? 

Did he go back at any time to Ephesus ? — Acts 19 : 1. 
Why, in this missionary tour, did he always go first among 
the Jews ? 

Does the study of such a life make you desire to do men 
good through the gospel ? 



LESSpN XXIX. 
PAUL'S THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 19 : 1-11. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. From what point did Paul again go forth ? 
— Acts 18: 22, 23,/ c. 

Which way did he go ? — m. c. 
What was his object in this journey ? 

2. To what place did he come? — v. 1, m. c. 

Had he visited this city before ? 
Did he stay with the people then ? 

What class of people had received him ? (See last Lesson.) 
Why did he not remain ? — Acts 18 : 21. 



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PERSONS. 

3. Who was at Corinth when Paul came to 
Ephesus ? — V. 1^ m, c. 

Who was Apollos ? — Acts 18 : 24. 
Did he at first know the full Gospel ? 
Who taught him ? 

4. Whom did Paul find there ? — -y, 1, ?. c. 

In what sense were they disciples ? 

Did they show the spirit of disciples in listening- to Paul? 

If they had been long- in Ephesus with the other Jews would 
they have been so ignorant ? 

Who had instructed the Jews in that city'?— Acts 18 : 19. 

Whose teaching in Judea had these men probably heard 
about ? 

Did they occupy a similar position to that of Apollos before 
his conversion ? 

5. How many in this party ? — 7. 

TIMES. 

6. How long did Paul teach in the syna- 
gogue ? — V, 8, m, c. 

7. How long did he remain in Ephesus ? — v. 
10,/. c. 

8. In what year did he begin this journey ? 
(Probably in A. D. 54.) 

INCIDENTS. 

9. What did Paul ask of these men ? 

To what form of the Holy Spirit's manifestation did he 
refer ? 

Did they afterwards receive the miraculous gifts of the 
Spirit ? — v,6,l. c. 

•10. What did they say ? — 2, L c. 

Had not John the Baptist spoken of the Holy Spirit ?— Luke 
2: 16. 

Was he not particular to instruct those that he baptized ? 

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66 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



Did he not insist upon repentance and conversion ? — Luke 
2:8. 

Can a man be converted except by the power of the H0I7 
Spirit ? 

Is it probable that these men had been taught by John him- 
self , or only by one of his disciples ? 

11. What is Paul's next question? — v. 3. 

12. What is their answer? 

13. How does Paul instruct them ? — v. 4. 

What was the leading requirement of those baptized by 
John ? 

Is this why it is called the " baptism of repentance" ? 
Did he also require faith ? — I. c. 

Did he at lirst require faith in any particular person as the 
Messiah f 

Did he afterwards point out Jesus as Saviour ? 
But did he rebaptize his disciples in the name of Jesus ? 
Were the disciples of Jesus who had been disciples of John 
rebaptized ? 

If John himself had instructed and baptized these men would 
they not have known more about the Gospel ? 
What was it that made their baptism invalid ? 

14. What was the result ? — v, 5. 

Does this mean that they were not now baptized in the name 
of the Father and of the Holy Ghost? 

Why is Christ's name alone mentioned here ? 

Is this a hint that previously they had been baptized in the 
name of John ? 

15. What occurred ? — v. 6. 

16. What was the result? — ?;. 10, L c. 

Is "Asia" here the name of the continent, or only of a Ro- 
man province or colony of which Ephesus was the capital? 

17. What made men talk more of Paul's 
doctrines? — v. 11. 



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LESSON XXX. 



PAUL AND THE MAGICIANS. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 19 : 12-20. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where does Paul remain ? (At Ephesus.) 

Where did he preach ? — v. 9. 

In what place in the city had he preached before ? — v. 8. 
What had occurred in Ephesus? — v. 11. 
What did he do for the sick ? — v. 12,/. c. 
What for another class of sufferers? — v. 12, 1, c, 

PERSONS. 

2. Who came to Ephesus? — v. 13,/*. c. 

In what sense were they " vagabonds " ? 
Does the word relate to their character, or simply to their 
habit of roving from one city to another ? 

3. How many were there in this strolling 
company? — v, 14,/*. c. 

Who was their father ? 

What was his nationality? 

What was his office ? 

Had they been educated to know better ? 

Who make the worst opposers ? 

4. Were these things generally known ? — v, 
17,/. c. 

Why would the work of these men be reckoned as an offset 
to Paul's work ? 



68 WOEDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



INCIDENTS. 

5. How was a certain man affected? — v. 
16, /. c. 

Was he a lunatic ? 
Was he sick in body ? 

Does the New Testament draw a sharp line between mere 
sickness and demoniacal possessions ? — v. 12, m. c; I. c. ; Mark 
1 : 32 ; Luke 6 : 17, IS. 

Give au instance of both existing in the same person.— 
Luke 9: 42,/. c. 

Were the disease and the demon expelled by the same or by 
separate acts of our Lord ? — Luke 9 : 42, m. c. ' 

6. What did these Jews attempt to do ? — v, 
13, m. c. 

How did they thus own the efficacy of Paul's work ? 
Is it probable that in magical attempts they had previously 
succeeded in making- the people wonder at them ? 

7. What did they further undertake to do ? 
— V. 13, 1, c. 

Did they think that they could use the name of Jesus as a 
charm 7 

Did they intend to show the people that Paul was a magician 
like themselves ? 

8. What reply of the evil spirit ? — v, 15, 1. c. 

Under whose power is the world of evil ? 

Can God use Satan and the fallen spirits even as he does 
wicked men, in this world, to carry out his plans? 

How in this case did He make both men and demons to help 
forward His cause ? 

If the evil spirit had not responded at all would that have 
been a failure ? 

How is their failure increased by the kind of response these 
men received ? 

9. What was the result ? — v. 16. 

What distinction here between the evil spirit and the man 
himself? 

Why did the man do this ? 

10. What was the result? — v. 17, m. c. 

11. Whose cause was helped by this ? — 
V, 17, I c. 

Why was such a defeat of these men needed at Ephesus ? 



PART II. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 69 



12. To whom had the promise of casting out 
demons been given ? — Mark 16 : 17. 

Why was it impossible for these men to do it ? — Matt. 12 : 25. 
Why do you think God permitted the evil spirit to respond 
at all? 

13. What did many of the disciples do ? — 
V. 18. 

14. What shows that they truly repented ? — 
^.19,/.c. 

What were the books worth in money ? — v. 19, I. c. 
What does God bid good men to do about these things ? — Isa. 
8 : 19; Deut. 18 : 10, 11, 12 ; Lev. 20 : 6. 



LESSON XXXI. 
THE MOB AT EPHESUS. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 19 : 21-31. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Paul wish to go ? — v, 21, m. c. 

Which way would he go in that journey ? 
What changed his plan ? — Acts 20 : 3. 

2. What city did he also desire to see? — v. 
21, I c. 

Why?— Rom. 1: 11, 14, 15. 

3. Where did he send two of his companions ? 
— V, 22,/. c. 

What can you tell us of these two men ? 

Why did he send them away ? — 1 Cor. 4 : 17, 19. 

4. Where did he remain ? — v, 22, c. 



70 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 

PERSONS. 

5. To what church did he write an ejDistle ? 
(To the church in Corinth.) 

6. Who stirred up the people against Paul ? 

7. Who were called together by Demetrius ? 
— V, 25,/. c. 

8. What other companions of Paul are 
named? — v. 29, m. c. 

TIMES. 

9. When did this take place ? — v. 23, /. c. 

Do you think this mob hastened Paul's departure from Eph- 
esus ? 

INCIDENTS. 

10. What name is given to the Gospel ? — v, 
23, I c. 

Why this name ? 

In what respect is the Gospel a new " way " of thinking and 
acting ? 

Give any other instances of this use of the word.— Acts 9 : 2, 
m.c. 

11. What was the business of Demetrius ? — 
V, 24, m. c. 

Was it profitable in worldly gains ? — I. c. 
But is there any real profit in ungodliness ? 
What is a shrine ? 

Were these " little temples*, with a figure of the goddess 
upon them," held in great esteem ? 
How were they used ? 

Do Romanists use the crucifix in the same way ? 

12. What does Demetrius say about harm to 
his business ? — v, 26, I. c. 

To whom is he now speaking ? — v. 25 

What does he declare about the spread of the Gospel ? 



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13. What had Paul said about idolatry ? — v, 
26, /. c. 

To what g-oddess was this city of Ephesus especially de- 
■ voted ? 

What can you say of the temple, at that time the pride of 
Ephesus ? 

Were the worshippers of Diana, from all parts of Asia, ac- 
customed to assemble at Ephesus yearly ? 

14. What is his next complaint ? — v, 27, 
m. c. 

Which of the two motives do you tliink was the stronger in 
the mind of Demetrius ? 

Which was used for popular effect ? 

15. What was the result ? — 28,/! c. 

Did they also go out into the streets ?— v. 29,/. c. 

16. What did they cry out ? — ^. 28, L c. 

Where did the mob rush ? — 29, 1, c. 

Did the Greeks use their theatres for public gatherings as 
well as for sports ? 

17. Why did not Paul enter with the people ? 
— V. 30, 1 c. 

Why did he wish to enter ? 

Why were his friends unwilling? — v. 31. 

Were these " friends" influential men ? 

Would he have gained any thing by facing an excited mob ? 

Are we to be wise in doing good ? 

Did Demetrius gain anything by his mob ? 

How did it help rather than hinder the Gospel ? 

Is the Gospel always to win victories ? 

Are you on the winning side ? 



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LESSON XXXIL 



PAUL AT TROAS. 



'Scripture Lesson^ Acts 20 : 5-12. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where does Paul now go ?■ — v, 5, 1, c. 

Where did we leave him in the last lesson ? 

Where did he first go from Ephesus ? — v. 1. 

On the way, while stopping at Phiiippi, what Epistle did he 
write? (The Second to the Corinthians.) 

From Corinth what Epistles ? (The Epistles to the Romans 
and the Galatians.) 

PERSONS. 

2. Who came together at Troas ? — v,l^ m, c. 

How came there to be disciples at Troas ? — Acts 16 ; G, 8. 
For whom did Paul wait ? — 2 Cor. 2 : 12, 13. 

3. What was the name of one of Paul's 
hearers? — v, 9, m. c. 

What was his age?— v. 9,/. c. 

TIMES. 

4. On what day did the Christians meet for 
worship ? — V. 7,/! c. 

Was' this a custom? — ! Cor. 16: 2. 

Did the original Sabbath law require a particular day of the 
week, or only a holy day after six working day's ? — Ex. 20 : 8, 9. 

Were the Jews to keep a seventh day Sabbath ?— Ex. 20 : 10. 

What event was the seventh-day Sabbath to commemorate ? 

What greater event was the first-day Sabbath to commemo- 
rate? 

What did the early Christians call the first-day Sabbath? — 
Rev. 1: 10. 



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"Was the change abrupt or gradual ? 

Was it a thing of direct command, or was it a matter of apos- 
tolic order ? 

Is the order, established by inspired Apostles, equivalent in 
authority to a command of Jesus ? 

What was his promise to the Apostles about guidance in the 
matter of church order ? — John 14 : 26. 

5. How long did Paul preach ? — v.l, L c. 

Why so long l^m.c. 

INCIDENTS. 

6. What occurred ? — -y. 9, L c. 

How came he to fall ? — m.c. 

How many stories was the window above the street ? — m. c. 

7. What did Paul do? — 10,/. c. 

What act may he have had in mind ? — 2 Kings 4 : 34. 

8. What did he tell them not to do ? — v. 
10, m. c. 

Was it customary to make great outcry on such occasions ? 

— Matt 9 : 23. 

9. Why were they to cease their outcry ? — 
V. 10, L c. 

10. Where did they bring the young man ? 

— V. 12,/. c. 

Why did they bring him into the assembly again ? 
Is it probable from this fact that he was a member of the 
church ? 

For what were they assembled ? — v. 11, m. c. 

Is this ever recorded except as a church ordinance 

11. How did the disciples feel about his 
restoration ? — v. 12, 1. c, 

12. What did Paul do? — v. 11,/ c. 

Who administered the ordinance ? 
Who partook of it ? 

Why is not the cup mentioned as well as the bread } 

13. What was done afterwards ? — v, 11, L c. 

About what did they talk ^ 
About what should we talk more ? 



74 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



LESSON XXXIIL 

PAUL AT MILETUS. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 20 : 16-38. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where did Paul go from Troas ? — v, 17, 
/. c. 

At what point did he embark ? — v. 14. 
Down what sea did he sail ? 
By what city did he pass ? — v. 16,/. c. 
How far below it is Miletus ? 

2. Where did Paul hasten to be? — v. 16, 
m, c. 

Wliy? — V. 16, I. c. 

PERSONS. 

3. To whom did he send ? — v. 17, L c. 

Were there others who came ? — v. 25, f. c. 

4. Among whom had Paul labored ? — v. 18, 
m, c. 

TIMES. 

5. What does he say about the beginning of 
his labors ? — v. 18, m. c, I, c. 

6. How long had he. labored with them in 
former visits ? — v, 31, m. c. 



PART II. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 75 



INCIDENTS. 

7. What does he say about himself? — v. 19. 

Does he say this to boast ? 

Had he been in constant danger? — ! Cor. 15: 31, 32; 2 Cor. 
1: 8-10,' 

8. Had he preached the whole truth? — -v. 
20, /. c. 

Where had he taught publicly ? — Chap. 19 : 8. 
Where else ? — Chap. 19 : 9. 

9. What two duties had he urged? — v, 21, 
I c. 

What is repentance ? 

Why is it a sinner's first duty ? 

Is it an act as well as a feeling ? — Isa. 55 : 7,/. c. 

What is faith? 

What is the difference between historic and justifying faith ? 
What the difference between justifying and sanctifying faith ? 
Have you so believed that you have been pardoned and jus- 
tified? 

Is your daily faith in Christ purifying your heart and life ? 
Is there any merit in repentance or faith ? 
Why not ? 

In whom is all the merit for pardon' and sanctification ? 
Why then are we to repent and believe ? 

10. Was Paul going to Jerusalem to escape 
trouble? — ^. 22, 23. 

11. What was a comfort to him ? — v. 24. 

What further does he say? — v. 26. 

What does he mean by the " blood of all men " ? 

How can we be guilty of the blood of men ? 

12. What is his charge to them? — v, 28. 

13. Had he spoken tenderly? — v. 31. 

14. To whom does, he command them ? — 
V. 32. 

Had he been covetous? — v. 33. 
Had they been liberal to him ? 

W^here else is this mentioned as a reproof? — 1 Cor. 4 : 11, 12. 
What collection had he taken for others ? — Eom. 15 : 26. 



76 WOEDS A^^"D WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



15. What words of Jesus does he quote? — 
V. 35, I c. 

Is this saying found in the Gospels ? 

Is it true equally in temporal and spiritual things ? 

' 16. What did he next do? — v, 36. 

What postures of prayer are mentioned in the Scriptures ? 
— 1 Kings 8 : 22,/. c. ; 2 Chron. 6 : 13, m. c. ; Matt, 26 : 39, m. c. ; • 
Mark 11 : 25 ; Ex. 4 : 31. 

Is there any command about the posture ? 

17. What did they do ? — 'y. 37. 

Why?— V. 38. 

Did he ever see them again on earth ? 

Where did Paul, and all who believed through him, pieet 
again ? 



LESSON XXXIV. 



THE THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY CON- 
CLUDED. 



PAUL RETURNS TO JERUSALEM. 

/Scripture Lesson^ Acts 21 : 17-26. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where does Paul now come? — v, 17,/*. c. 

Where was he in the last le&son ? 

Did he return to Syria by sea or by land ? — v. 3, m. c. 

PERSONS. 

2. How was he received? — v. 17, L c, 

3. Whom did he visit? — v, 18, m. c. 

Of what church was James the pastor ? 
Which James was this f — Chap. 12 : 17 ; 15 : 13. 



PART II. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 77 



4. Were there many believers at that time in 
J udea ? — V, 20, m. c. 

TIMES. 

5. When did he arrive at Jerusalem ? 
(Probably A. D. 58.) 

6. Did he go at once to James? — v. 18,/*. c. 

IITCIDENTS. 

7. What did Paul tell them about?—?;. 19. 

Does this refer to his whole ministry, or only to his three 
years' tour ? 

8. How did they feel about it ? — v. 20, /. c. 

9. What troubles them about Paul's visit to 
them? — ?;. 20, L c. 

What law ? 

While the Gentiles regarded Christianity as a wholly new 
religion, how did the believing Jews look upon it ? 

10. Had the Jewish Christians been preju- 
diced against Paul? — v, 21. 

Did Paul teach Gentile believers that they ought to keep the 
Jewish law ? 

Did Paul teach the Jewish believers that they were at liber- 
ty, if they chose, to keep it ? 

Did the elders anticipate difficulty when the whole church 
should come together ? — v. 22. 

11. What did they wish him to do ? — Vo 23, 
24,/. c. 

Were those four men believers ? 
What was the vow ? — Numb. 6:2. 

12. Why did they wish him to do this? — v. 
24, 1 c. 

Could Paul do this honestly ? 

Did he keep or neglect the rites of Judaism, as he thought 
best? 

Did the Master do the same ? 



78 WOEDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



On what principle did they both act ? — Matt. 17 : 27,/. c. ,* 1 
Cor. 9 : 20. 

Would Paul have done a wrong thing to gain access to Jew 
or Gentile ? 

13. Did these elders wish the Gentiles to 
keep the Jewish law ? — v. 25, c. 

14. What did Paul do ? — v. 26,/. c. 

Is it right for us to make vows or promises in religion ? 

Do Ave make a promise at our baptism ? 

Is there any resolution that you ought now to make, in 
Christ's name, about your duty ? 



LESSON XXXV. 



THE RIOT AT THE TEMPLE. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 21 : 27-39. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where was Paul ? — v. 27, m, c. 

Why was he there ? -^v. 26. I. c. 

What offering was to be made at the close of a vow ? — Xumb. 
6 : 10, H. 

PERSONS. 

2. Who made a tumult ? — -y. 27, I. c. 

Were these converted or unconverted Jews ? 

Where did they belong ? 

Wliat city the capital of that province ? 

Had Paul experienced the hostility of the Ephesian Jews 
before ? 

3. To whom did they speak ? — z^. 28,/ c. 



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4. Did they speak about Paul's friend ? — v. 
28, 1, c. 

Were they ri^ht ? — v. 29. 

Had he gone iuto the temple with others ? 

Were those Jews whom he had accompanied into the temple ? 

Where had they seen him with Trophimus ? 

5. How did the people feel ? — v, 30,/! c. 

6. Who came to quiet the tumult? — v. 31, 
L c. 

What was his name ? — v. 23, 26. 

TIME. 

7. When did this occur ? — v. 27,/. c. 

Were these " seven days " the whole days of the vow, or 
only the last days of it ? 

INCIDENTS. 

8. Did they make an assault upon Paul ? — 
V, 27, I. c. 

Why did they cry out for ' help " ? 
What did they say about Paul's teaching ? 
What " people did they mean ? 
What law "? 
What " holy place " ? 
Had he spoken ag-ainst Judaism ? 
Into what " court " of the temple might a Gentile go ? 
What was the penalty of going farther ? 
Did they assert that Paul had brought in a heathen to defile 
the temple ? — v. 28, 1, c. 

9. What did the people do ? — y. 30, m. c. 

Why? 

What else was done ? 

What doors were closed ? * 
Why was that done ? 

10. What did the chief captain do? — v. 32, 

On which side of the temple area was the castle ? 
What were the people doing to Paul ? — i?. 32, t. c. 



80 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



11. Why did they cease beating Paul? — v, 
32, m, €. 

Was their fear a virtue ? 

When does fear become a worthy motive ? 

Whom are we commanded to fear ? 

12. What did the officer do? — v. 33, 1, c. 

13. What do the people answer ? — 34,/! c. 

When a man is in a passion is he always unreasonable ? 
Why then is he to be blamed ? 

14. What is done with Paul ? — v. 34, I. c. 

15. On the way what does Paul say to the 
officer ? — V. 37, m. c. 

Whom did he think Paul was ? — v. 38. 

16. What citizenship does Paul claim? — v. 
39,/. c. 

17. What does he ask ? — v. 39, I c. 

Why is Paul so calm ? 

In defending himself does he take occasion to speak of 
Christ ? 



LE^ON XXXVI. 

PAUL'S SPEECH ON THE STAIBS. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 22 : 1-6, 17-24. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

N. B. — The Time, the Place, and the Persons are the same 
as in the former Lesson. 

INCIDE:?fTS. 

1. What does he call the words he is about 
to say ? — V, 1, m. c. 

Was it a defence both of himself and of his religion ? 



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2. Where does he say he was educated ? — v. 
3, m, c. 

Were there many there who had known him ? 

3. What had he formerly done ? — v, 4. 

What name does he give to Christ's religion ? 

4. Who is his witness ? — v, b. 

Does he mean that he had letters to the Christian " breth- 
ren"? 

Where does he call the Jews " brethren " ? — t;. 1, 



[N. B. — As this speech, from verse 6 to verse 16, is a narrative 
of Paul's conversion, and as that conversion has been the sub- 
ject of a previous lesson, the questions upon it are omitted.] 

5. After his conversion what occurred? — 

V. 17, I G. 

Where was he praying ? 

Why does he name that circumstance in his speech ? 

6. What was said to him ? — v. 18. 

About whom did Paul testify ? 

If he had said less about Jesus could he have escaped perse- 
cution ? 

But in that case would he have been faithful f 
Why did he always testify about Christ ? 
Did he often tell his experience at conversion ? 

7. What did Paul say to Jesus ? — y. 19. 

Did Paul think his field of labor v/as Jerusalem ? 
Did he wish to stay there ? 

Did he think that being well known, he would be likely 
to do good there ? 

8. What else does he say he did ? — -v, 20. 

Did Paul urge this fact as a reason for staying at Jerusa- 
lem? 

Was it a good one ? 

What does it show about Paul's bravery ? 
Does it also show bravery in him to refer to this fact now 
in his speech ? 

Why does he mention this thing ? 



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9. Did Jesus allow him to remain at Jerusa- 
lem?— 21. 

Why does Paul tell the people in this speech of this fact ? 

10. What occurs?— v. 22,/. c. 

Did they see to what point he was coming- ? 

Do they blame the chief captain for rescuing him ? — I. c. 

11. What does the chief captain do ? — v, 24, 
f-c. 

Could he see any reason for their anger ? 
In all this narrative does God have charge of his servant ? 
Can he make wicked men his instruments ? 
Did this Eoman soldier design to do the Gospel a service in 
rescuing Paul ? 

Will God always care for his servants ? 
Are you God's servant ? 



LESSON XXXVII. 



PAUL BEFOEE THE COUNCIL. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 22 : 30 ; 23 : 1-10. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACE. 

1. Where did Paul next appear? — v. 30, 1, c. 

What council was this ? 

Where did they meet f— Acts 6 : 13. 

Why i^ it said he was brought " down " to them ? 

PERSONS. 

2. Who brought him to the council ? — v. 30, 
m. c. 

Why?—/, c. 

Why did he take oflf his chains ? — Chap. 22 : 29. 



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3. To whom does Paul speak? — v, l,/*. c. 

Why did he look so "earnestly " at them ? 
Who was present ? — v. 2, / c. 
What was his character ? 

4. What two sects were in this council ? — v. 
6,/. c. 

What did the Sadducees believe ? 

What the Pharisees ? 

Which of them was the nearest right ? 

Were there many hypocrites among both sects ? 

Were they all such ? 

Was Paul, before conversion, a hypocrite ? 

TIME. 

5. How long after the former speech did Paul 
deliver this address? — v. 30,/. c. 

INCIDENTS. 

6. What did Paul say ? — v. 1, I c. 

Did he refer to his whole life or only to his Christian life ? 
Is conscience apart from Christian instruction a sufficient 
guide ? 

7. What did Ananias tell them to do ? — v. 2, 
I c. 

Why did he think Paul too bold ? 

Did he expect Paul to be overawed and to make confession ? 

Was he a man without conscience himself? 

What was smiting on the mouth equivalent to saying ? 

8. What does Paul call Ananias — v, 3, m. c. 

Why was the whited wall of a sepulchre a type of hypoc- 
risy ? 

Who had used a similar phrase ? — Matt. 23 : 27. 
Why cannot the honest Paul endure a reproof from the dis- 
honest Ananias ? 

What did he predict about him r 

Are Paul's words vindictive, or only the just resentment of 
an injured man ? 

9. How does he show him his hypocrisy? — 
V, 3, I, c. 

Was Ananias bound to protect him until he was con- 
demned ? 



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10. What did some of the council say? — 
V, 4. 

11. Give Paul's reply. 5. 

What does " wist " mean ? 

Had Paul been absent so that he did not know personally 
the High Priest ? 

May his words be taken ironically ? 

What Scripture does he quote ? — Ex. 22 : 28. 

12. What did Paul say about his belief? — 
V, 6, L c. 

The Pharisees believed in general in the resurrection of the 
dead; but of whose resurrection did Paul specially preach? 
Was that the cause of his arrest ? 

13. What was the result? — v, 7. 

14. What did some of the Pharisees say ? — 
V, 9, L c. 

Did they hold that it was possible for the spirit of dead men 
to come back ? 

Must they not then allow that there was a possibility that 
Jesus had risen ? 

Why would the Sadducees refuse to admit that this was pos- 
sible ? 

Could the Pharisees have taken any other ground ? 

15. What did the chief captain do? — v, 10, 
I. c. 

Why ? — m. c. 

Would the Pharisees, after seeing how they were pressed 
by the Sadducees, be enraged against Paul ? 

How did Paul thwart his enemies by this course ? 

How did he, in this way, prevent the chief captain from giv- 
ing him up to the mob ? 



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LESSOif XXXVIII. 

PAUL BEFORE EELIX. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 24 : 10-21. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where is Paul ? — Acts 23 : 33. 

How came he there ? — Acts 23 : 23. 
How far is it from Jerusalem ? 
What can you say about Caesarea ? 

2. In what part of Caesarea was he? — Acts 
23 : 35, Lc, 

PERSONS. 

3. Before whom was Paul brought? — 10, 
/. c. 

What was his name ? 

What can you say about him ? 

4. Who still followed Paul with their hate ? 
— -y. 1, m, c. 

5. Who was the legal accuser ? — v, 1, h c. 

Who were present ? — v. 9. 

TIME. 

6. How long was this after his arrival? — 
1,/. c. 

7. How long had Felix been governor? — v, 
10, m. c. 



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INCIDENTS. 

8. Is Paul willing to defend himself? — v, 
10, I c. 

What four charges did Tertullus bring ? — v. 5 : 6,/. c. 

9. How does Paul show that he was not a 
mischief-maker? — v, 11, m. c. 

Had the six or seven days at Jerusalem been long enough to 
do much mischief in ? 

How does he further show this ? — I. c. 

Does he claim that instead of being a pestilent fellow (see 
V, 5, /. c.) he had been a devout worshipper ? 

10. Had he made " sedition " ? — ^;. 12. 

Who did make the tumult ? 

Had Paul preached at Jerusalem before his arrest ? 
Why not ? 

11. What does he tell them they cannot do ? 
— V. 13. 

12. What does he say about the charge of 
being a " Nazarine " ? — v, 14. 

Does he allow that this is heresy ? — I, c. 

13. In what is his belief like theirs ? — v, 15. 

Does he say anything about the Sadducees ? 

Is it probable that they came down to C^esarea ? 

Was it the common faith of the Jews that there would be a 
resurrection of all the dead ? 

Give any words of Jesus that confirm it. — Luke 20: 38; 
John 5 : 28, 29. 

Did Paul often speak of this resurrection? — 1 Cor, 15:21; 
1 Thess. 4: Ifi, 17. 

Did the fact of Christ's resurrection, to which they were wit- 
nesses, lead them naturally to speak of the whole subject of the 
resurrection of the dead ? 

14. What does he say further ? — v. 16. 

What does he mean by " herein" ? 

15. What does he say to the charge of 
"profaning the tempie " ? — v. 18, m, c. 

Who does he say stirred up the tumult ? — z;. 18,/.. c. 



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16. What does he say about the council ?^ — 
V. 20. 

17. What does he say was the cause of the 
trouble in the council? — v, 21. 

How does this show that there was no legal charge against 
him? 

Were they able to make any reply ? 

Give in your own language Tertullus' charges, and then 
Paul's reply. 

In this defence did he bring in Christian doctrine ? 

Are not we to bring into our conversation the truths of the 
gospel ? 



LESSON XXXIX. 

PAUL PKEACHES BEFORE FELIX AND 
DRUSILLA. 

Scripture Lesson, Acts 24 : 22-27. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACE, 

1. Where is Paul still remaining? (At 
Csesarea.) 

PERSONS. 

2. How did Felix treat Paul's accusers ? — z?, 
22, m. c. 

^ Was deferring the case a defeat for them ? 

3. Who could now visit Paul in his confine- 
ment ? — V. 23, L c. 

4. Who was Drusilla? — v. 24, m. c. 

As a Jewess, would she like to hear about the " new sect " ? 
Was that probably the reason for the interview ? 



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TIME. 

5. How long between the first and the sec- 
' end addresses of Paul ? — v, 24 f, c. 

IXCIDENTS. 

6. What was the reason that Felix did not 
give up Paul ? — v, 22, f. c. 

What does " that way " mean ? 

Did he know more about Christianity than these accusers of 
Paul? 

WTiere had he learned about it ? 

7. On what subject did Paul speak? — v. 24, 
I c. 

Did his hearers probably request this ? 

Is it probable that he discussed, first, the great facts of 
Christianity? 

How did he do elsewhere when 'he had the opportunity? 
Is this the reason why the conclusion of his sermon was 
so forcible ? 

8. To what duty of Felix does he first point ? 
— V, 2b,f.c, (1.) 

Why does he speak first of righteousness or justice ? 
Was Felix a just man ? 

What standards would Paul name in speaking of justice or 
righteousness ? 

9. What is his next point ? — 25,/. c. (2.) 

Does he not use the word temperance " about other things 
than intoxicating drinks ? 

What is its broadest meaning ? (Self-control.) 

How would that apply to the great sin of the two persons 
before him ? 

10. What was the third application ? — v, 
25, /. c. (3.) 

Did Paul often speak of the day of judgment? 
Give instances. 

11. What was the result ? — v. 25, m. c. 

12. What did he promise ? — v. 25, I. c. 

Was he dealing honestly with himself? 

Did you ever make such a compromise with your conscience ? 
Did it help you any to be better ? 



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13. What was afterwards his hope? — v, 26. 

Whom did he expect to give him money ? 
Would the Jews do it if he would promise to give him up ? 
Did he probably think th||Christians would do it ? 
When a man trifles with nis conscience, does he not, in the 
end, sink lower ? 

14. Besides loving money, what else did he 
love ? — v, 27, I. c. 

When you contrast Paul the prisoner with Felix the govern- 
or, how does the latter appear ? 



LESSON XL. 
PAUL BEFORE FESTUS. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 25 : 4-12. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. Where was Paul still imprisoned ? — v, 4, 
m. c. 

Why did he not take him to Jerusalem ? 

2. Before what was Paul brought ? — -y. 6, 
I c. 

PERSONS. 

3. Who was now the governor? — v, 4,/! c, 

4. Who came to accuse him ? — v, 7, m, c, 

W^ho had invited them ? — v. 5. 

5. To whom did Paul appeal? — 'y. 10,/! c. 

Who was Caesar ? 

Was this Paul's right as a Roman ? 



90 WOEDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 
TIMES. 

6. How long had Paul been imprisoned ? — 
Acts 24: 27,/. c. 

7. How long did Festus stay at Jerusalem ? 
V. 6,/. c. 

Did he take up Paul's case at once on his return? — v. 6, 
m. c. 

INCIDENTS. 

8. Of what did the Jews accuse Paul ? — v. 
7, m, c. 

Could they prove them ? 

From his answer in the next verse, what do you think they 
accused him of doing- ? 

Why did they follow him with such fury ? 

Do you wonder that the Roman magistrates thought there 
must be something very wicked about him ? 

9. What did he say about the Jewish law ? 

What part of it did he have in mind ? 

10. What did he say about the temple ? — v. 

11. What about Csesar ? — v. 8, L c. 

12. What does Festus ask ? — v, 9, I c. 

Why does he want to get Paul off his hands ? 
Does he know how the Jews would decide the case ? 
As nothing is proved against Paul, why does he not release 
him?— y^c. 

13. What does Paul say ? — v. 10. 

14. What does he say about justice ? — v, 11, 
/. c. 

15. On what right does he insist? — v, 11, 
m. c. 

16. Wh^ is the decision ?— v. 12, I c. 

What had always been Paul's wish ? — Rom. 1 : 15. 
What promise had he received ?— Acts 23 : 11. 



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How did the rag-e of the Jews help forward this thing- ? 
How did the hearing- before Felix help towards Paul's visit 
to Rome? 

How did Festus, by his conduct, help to the same end? 
Does God sometimes accomplish his plans through bad men ? 
Are not they just as guilty, since their intentions are wrong ? 
Is it not better consciously and voluntarily to do God's will ? 
What is the reward of such ? 



LESSON XLI. 



PAUL BEFOEE AGEIPPA. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 26 : 1-9. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACE. 

1. To what place did Agrippa come? — Acts 
25: 13, I c. 

How came Festus to bring Paul again before his bar? — 
Chap. 25 : 22. 

PERSONS. 

2. Who was Agrippa ? — Acts 25 : 13, m, c. 

Who were with him ? — Chap. 25 : 23. 

3. Did the Jews continue their rage against 
Paul? — Acts 25: 24, L c, 

4. To whom did Agrippa speak? — v. 1,/. c. 

5. To whom did Paul address his words ? — 
V. %f. c. 

TIME. 

6. In what year did Festus become governor ? 
(A. D.pO.) 

In what year then did Paul appear before him ? 



92 WOEDS AND WOEKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



INCIDENTS. 

7. About what does he propose to sj)eak ? — 
V, 2, L c. 

8. What gesture does he make ? — v. 1, 1 c. 

Was this a gesture of respect to his audience ? 
Was Paul an uncouth man or a gentleman ? 

9. What compliment does he pay to the 
king ? — V. 3. f, c. 

Did the king deserve it ? 

How had he come to know so much about the Jewish ques- 
tions of religion and law ? 

10. Does he promise along speech? — v, 3, 

11. What does he say about his own good 
character ? — v. 4. 

Why does he begin with this ? 

12. What does he say about the sect to 
which he belonged ? — v. 5, L c. 

13. What doctrine does he say he declares ? 

Where else does he say this ? — Acts 13 : 32. 

14. Did all the Jews hope to see God's prom- 
ise fulfilled?— y. 7,/ c. 

How did the temple worship show a coming Christ ? 
What, in that worship, showed that Christ should die ? 
What showed his resurrection ?— Heb. 10: 20. 

15. What question does Paul ask? — ,v, 8. 

Is there anything in the resurrection of Jesus, and of all the 
dead, beyond God'-s^power ? 

Is it anything strange for a Jew to believe in a resurrection ? 

May he not have turned to the Jews when he asked this 
question ? 

16. Did he at one time think as the Jews 
thought about Jesus ? — v. 9, L c. 



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Was he sincere in persecuting- ? — m. c. 
Did he think that he ought to do this ? 
Is conscience, apart from God's truth a sufficient guide ? 
Are you willing- to obey an enlightened conscience in all 
things ? 

Is it your firm purpose to do every duty of the Christian life ? 



LESSON XLII. 



PAUL BEFORE AGRIPPA, CONTINUED. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 26 : 20-29. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask onZ?/ those questions in 
large print.] 

[As this lesson is a continuation of the last, the analysis is not 
repeated. The lesson omits Paul's speech, from vs. 10-20, 
because it recites the history of his conversion, which has 
been examined in a former exercise.] 

INCIDENTS. 

1. Where did Paul say he first went ? — v, 20, 
/. c. 

Where next ? — m. c. 

2. What did Paul preach ? — 20, m. c. 

What facts about Christianity did he make the basis of his 
appeal ? 

Does repentance come naturally from believing these facts ? 
Besides right feeling what did Paul demand ? — /. c. 

3. How did this preaching^ affect the Jews? 



4. Who delivered him from their hands? — 
V. 22,/. G. 

Does he refer, also, to his former trials before Felix and Fes- 
tus? 

Does his deliverance strengthen his faith 



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5. To whom does he testify ? — v. 22, m, c. 

Did he preach to the people as well as to the princes ? 

6. How far was his Gospel new ? — v, 22, 1, c, 

7. Did the prophets speak of a coming 
Christ?— 'y. 23, /. c. 

But what thiug about Christ did Paul specially insist upon ? 

Did the Jews think that the Messiah could not suffer? 

Why did Paul show these people that, according to the Old 
Testament. Christ should suffei^l 

Was, this the chief point of controversy with the Jews, when 
they appealed to the Scriptures ? 

8. What was the second point in his preach- 
ing ? — V. 23, m. c. 

9. What the third —v. 23, I c. 

10. How does Festus interrupt Paul ? — v, 24. 

What Christian doctrine moves him in this way ? 
Had he probably heard of Paul's scholarship ? 

11. Give Paul's reply ? — v. 25. 

12. To whom does he now speak? — v, 27. 

18. What did Agrippa say ? — -y. 28. 

Does he use the words soberly or scornfully ? 

Are there many persons Avho use the same words soberly ? 

Will an almost Christian be saved ? 

14 What was Paul's reply? — v. 29. 

Did he take Agrippa's remark seriously ? 
Why? 

Would he rejoice if all his hearers became Christians ? 
Is this the most important thing to us ? 



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LESSON XLIII. 



PAUL'S VOYAGE TO ROME. — HIS SHIP- 
WRECK. 

Scripture Lesson^ Acts 27 : 20-36. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. From what port did Paul sail for Rome ? 
(Caesarea.) 

Through what sea ? 

Which way from Caesarea to Rome ? 

Did they sail out into the open sea, or go near the shore ? — 
Chap. 27 : 2, m. c. 

2. Where did they first stop ? — Chap. 27 : 
3, /. c. 

Where next ? — v. 5, 

To what port in the island of Crete did they come ? 

3. Where did they meet a terrible storm? 
(In sailing from Crete to Italy.) 

^ PER.SONS. 

4. Who had charge of Paul ? — v, 1, L c. 

Were there many persons on board the ship ? — v. 37. 
TIMES. 

5. In what year was this voyage ? (A. D. 60.) 

At what season? — v. 9, m. c. 

When was this fast celebrated by the Jews ? (It would fall, 
in that year, on the 23d of September.) 



96 WORDS AND WORKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



INCIDENTS. 

6. What is said of the storm ? — v. 20. 

7. Did they abstain from food? — v. 21, f, c. 

Why? 

Was there any lack of provisions ? 

What does this show about their danger and anxiety ? 

8. What did Paul say? — 21, m. c. 

Why did he remind them of this ? 

Why did he wish to show them that his God gnarded him ? 

9. What more does he say ? — v, 22. 

10. Why is he so certain ? — -y. 23,/. c. 

What does he say about himself? — I, c. 

Is this a good motto for us ? 

If we are His, what shall we do ? 

If we serve Him, what shall we be ? 

11. Why must Paul be saved ? — v, 24,/! c. 

Was the ship's company to be saveil for Paul's sake ? 
Does God often bless others for the sake of his people? — 
Gen. 18: 26. 

Does the world know how much it is indebted to Christians ? 

12. Why should they be happy ? — v, 26. 

13. What did Paul afterwards tell them? — 
V, 33. 

14. What did he do ? — v. 35, m, c. 

Why should we also ask God's blessing on our daily food ? 

15. What did they do? — 36. 

Do you think they ever -forgot the man who sailed with 
them? 

Why are we always to carry our religion with us ? 
Why do we need it everywhere ? 
Why can we everywhere do good ? 

Why do you think a whole chapter is given to this ship- 
wreck ? 



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LESSON XLIV. 

PAUL AT MELITA. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 28 : 1-10. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. On what island were they cast ? — v. 1. 

Give its modern name. 
Where is it ? 

In what direction, and how far from Crete ? 

How large is it ? 

How did they get ashore ? 

PERSONS. 

2. What name is given to the people ? — v. 
2,/. c. 

Why were nations who spoke other languages than the Greek 
and Roman often called " barbarians " ? 
Did these people deserve that name ? 

3. What was the name of the chief man of 
the island ? — v. 7, m. c. 

TIME. 

4. In what month were they cast ashore at 
Malta ? (About the last of October.) 

5. How long was Paul in the water? — 2 
Cor. 11 : 25. ^ 

6. How long did they stay with Publius ? — 
V. 7, 1, c. 

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INCIDENTS. 

7. What did the people do first ? — v. 2^ m, c. 

Did they treat the prisoners harshly ? 
What is said of the storm ? — v. 2^ I. c. 

8. What did Paul do? — v. 3,/. c. 

9. What occurred ? — v. 3, L c. 

10. What did the people say? — v, 4. 

Would they know from his chain that he was a prisoner ? 
Do you wonder that the superstitious people thought him a 
great criminal? 

11. What occurred? 

What did Jesus promise His disciples about this ?— Mark 16 : 
18,/. c. 

Would this be one of the dang-ers to which the early preach- 
ers of Christianity would be exposed ? 

12. What did they expect ? — v. 6,/. c. 

13. What did they afterwards say ? — v, 6, 
I, c. 

Where else did the people think him a god ? — Chap. 14 : 11. 
What did he tell the people of Lystra ? — Chap. 14 : 15, 18. 
Is it probable, that Paul said the same thing at 3Ialta ? 

14. What other thing showed the power of 
the Gospel ? — 8. 

Do you think Paul taught the Gospel as well as wrought 
miracles ? 

How would these things open the minds of the people to the 
truth 

15. Did the news spread ? — v, 9. 

16. How were the whole corapany honored 
because of Paul ? — v, 10. 

Does Christ reward those who are kind to His people ? 
Give instances named in the Bible. 

Next to being a Christian one's self, is it best to be a friend 
t% Christians ? 

But can others save us ? 



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LESSON XLV. 
PAUL GOES TO ROME. 
Scripture Lesson^ Acts 28 : 11-17. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACES. 

1. From what place did Paul once more start 
for Rome ? (Malta.) 

2. How did he go ? — 11, m. c. 

3. Where did he stop ? — v, 12. 

On what island was this city ? 

4. Where did they land ? — v. 13, c. 

How far from Rome ? 

5. What places nearer Rome are named? — 
V. 15, m. c. 

How far Is each of these from the city ? 

PERSONS. 

6. Whom did they find at Puteoli? — 14, 
/. c. 

7. To whom did these churches send word ? 
— ^. 15,/. c. 

8. At Rome to whom did the centurion give 
up Paul? — 'y. 16,/. c. 

What was the centurion's name ? 

Mention instances of his kindness to Paul on the way. 



100 WORDS AND WOEKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



TIMES. 

9. When did Paul arrive? (About the 
middle of February, A. D. 61.) 

10. How long did they stop at Puteoli ? — v. 
14, m. c. 

INCIDENTS. 

11. What is said of Paul's meeting with 
brethren ? — v. 15, m. c. 

Whence did they come ? 
How did Paul feel ? — l.c. 

12. What is said of Paul at Rome ? —v. 16, 
m, c, 

13. Was it a Roman custom to fasten a pris- 
oner to a guard by a chain ? — v. 16, I, c. 

Where does he refer to this ? — v. 20, I. c. 
Was this the way he came to know so many soldiers? — 
Phil. 1 : 13. 

Name the different classes of persons to whom Paul, on this 
\ . voyage, proclaimed the Gospel. 



LESSON XLYL 

PAUL'S FIRST MEETING WITH THE JEWS 
AT ROME. 

Scripture Lesson^ Acts 28 : 17-25. 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACE. 

1. Where was Paul kept a prisoner? (At 
Rome.) 

Was he kept in close confinement ? 



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PERSONS. 

2. Who came to him ? — v, 17, m. c. 

Why did he ask them to come ? 
Did he always talce this course ? 
Why ? — Rom. 9:3. 

Does he present Christianity as the opponent or the fulfil- 
ment of Judaism ? — Heb. 9 : 10. 



TIME. 

3. When did he ask them to meet him ? — 
V. 17,/. c. 

INCIDENTS. 

4. What did he call them ? — v. 17, m. c. (2.) 

When had he done this before ? 
Were these men converted or unconverted Jews ? 
What did he tell them first? — ?;. 17, m.c. (3). 
What customs did he mean ? 

What customs had he been charged with violating ? 

5. How came he in Roman bonds ? — v. 17, 
1. c. 

Where had he been examined ? 

What parties would have let him go ? 

Why is he desirous to show that he was no criminal ? 

6. What hindered his release ? — v, 19,/*. c. 

7. What then is the cause of his being at 
Rome? — V, 19, m. c. 

Why is he careful to say that he did not come to bring any 
legal charge against the Jews 

8. What does he say is the reason why he is 
a prisoner ? — v, 20, 1. c. 

What was ' ' the hope of Israel " ? 

Had all the Jews expected a Messiah ? — See Chap. 26: 6. 
How does he in this way make common cause with them ? 

9. Had they heard anything against Paul ? — 



Would it take some time for the news of the tumult in the 
temple to get to Rome ? 



102 WOEDS AND WOEKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



10. Did they know that he was a Christian ? 
V. 22,/. c. 

Would they not know this from the Eoman Christians ? 
Why did these men wish to hear what the great leader of the 
new religion would say ? 

Why can true piety never be popular ? 

Must a Christian be content to bear reproach ? ^ 

Why will this all be changed at the judgment ? 

11. What do they say about the Christians ? 
— V. 22, 1 c. 

Does this intimate that the Christians at Rome were illiter- 
ate and despised ? 

For what reasons were they generally despised throughout 
the Eoman world ? 



LESSON XLVII. 



" PAUL'S SECOND MEETING WITH THE JEWS 
AT ROME. 

/Scripture Lesson^ Acts 28 : 23-29, 

[Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACE. 

1. Where did Paul receive the Jews? — v. 
23, m. c. (1.) 

PERSONS. 

2. l)id many come to him? — v, 23,/. c. 

Who came the first time ? — v. 17, m. c» 
Did more come to the second conference ? 

TIME. 

3. How long were they with him ? — v. 23, 
I. c. 



PAET II. THE APOSTLE PAUL. 103 



INCIDENTS. 

4. Whiat was his theme ? — v. 23, m, c. (2.) 

What two things did he do ? — 7n. c. (3.) 
How does expounding- " differ from " testifying " ? 
How is the phrase " kingdom of God" here used ? 
The Jews had used it of a temporal kingdom ; but how did 
Jesus and his Apostles use it ? 
Who is king in it ? 
Who are the subjects ? 

5. Who was the head of this kingdom on 
earth? — ^. 23, m. c. (4.) 

From what two sources did he draw his proofs that Jesus 
was the Messiah ? 

6. What was the result ? — v, 24. 

Is it probable from what follows that the most of them did 
not believe ? 

7. What was Paul's parting word ? — v. 25. 

In quoting the Old Testament against them would they not 
be more likely to feel its force ? 

8. What had Isaiah said ? — v, 26. 

Had Jesus ever quoted these words ? 
When, and against whom ? 

9. What further had Isaiah said ? — v. 27. 

Is it one of God's ways of punishing sin to allow the sinner 
to sin the more ? 

How was this the case with these Jews ? 

10. To whom would he turn ? — v. 28, m. c. 

11. What name does he give to Christ's 
religion ? — f. c. 

Why is religion called a " salvation " ? 
W^hy is it the " salvation of God " ? 

12. Is he certain that the Gentiles will hear 
him ? — V. 28, m. c. 

13. How did the Jews take this ? — ^y. 29. 

Is it clear that his words made a deep impression on them ? 
Will mere discussion, without personal faith, save a man f 



104 WOEDS AND WOEKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



LESSON XLVIIL 



PAUL'S LAST DAYS. 



Scripture Lesson^ Acts 28 : 30-31. 2 Tim. 
4: 6-8, 16-18. 

^ [Teachers of younger scholars will ask only those questions in 
large print.] 

PLACE. 

1. Where did Paul next dwell ? — -y. 30, 

Does this show that he had more liberty thau at first ? 
PERSONS. 

2. Did many come to him ? — v, 30, L c. 

3. To whom did he here write Epistles? 
(To Philemon. To the Colossians. To the 
Ephesians. To the Philippians.) 

4. Who were his companions ? — Col. 4 : 14, 

What " son in the faith " was with him ? — Phil. 1:1,/. c. 
Who was his " messenger to the churches " ? — Eph. 6 : 21. 
What old " fellow- laborer " ? — 2 Tim. 4 : 11. 

5. Who were his " fellow-prisoners " ? — Col. 
4 : 10. 

6. Who was very kind to him ? — Philem. 13. 

Had he been a robber of his master ? — Philem. 11. 

Had he been afterwards one of Paul's converts ? — Philem. 10. 

For what is he sent back ? — Philem. 1 : 2,/. c. 



PAET II. THE APOSTLE PAUL, 105 



TIME. 

7. How long did Paul dwell at Rome ? — v. 
30,/. c. 

INCIDENTS. 

8. What did he do ? — 'y. 31. 

Did he gain converts in the royal household?— Phil. 4: 22, 
L G. 

Was it Luke's design to give us, in the Acts, a full biography 
of Paul ? 

Was it his plan to give us the story of the introduction of 
Christianity to the five great centres of Jerusalem, Samaria, 
Antioch, Ephesus, and Home ? 

Is that why he stops just at this point in his story ? 

9. What was probably the result of Paul's 
first trial? (He was liberated.) 

10. When liberated, which way did he pro- 
pose to go? (To Macedonia.) See Philem. 
22; Phil. 2: 24. 

Where next ?— Rom. 15 : 24. 

To what city did he go, on his return? (To Ephesus). 
What Epistles were written there ^ (The First to Timothy, 
and the Epistle to the Hebrews.) 

To whom, on these journeys, did he write 1 (To Titus.) 
What island did he visit — Titus 1 ; 5. 

11. Where did he spend a winter? — Titus 
3: 12. 

Who, at this place, may have caused his arrest? --2 Tim. 
4: 14. 

12. What was the new charge ? — 2 Tim. 
2 : 9, m. c. 

How does this differ from the first charge ? 
Would he appeal again to "Caesar" about this charge of 
being a " common felon " ? 

13. When he appeared at Rome, did his 
enemies at first succeed? — 2 Tim. 4: 17. 

Was it safe for any one to appear with him ?-— 2 Tim. 4 : 16. 



106 WOEDS AND WOEKS OF THE APOSTLES. 



14. What Epistle did he here write ? (The 
Second to Timothy.) 

Is he sure that he shall be condemned ? — 2 Tim..4 : 6, 8. 

15. What does he say about himself? — 2 
Tim. 4 : 6, 7, 8. 

Have you this same hope ? 

Has it the same foundation as his ? 

Do you mean to persevere through all trials, and gain 
heaven ? 

After studying Paul's life, do you think you would like to 
meet him there ? 



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